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. 2017 Jan 5;43(1):21–24. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v43i01a04

Table 1. Exposure characteristics of 1151 primary cases of pork-associated E. coli O157:H7 — Alberta, Canada, July-November, 2014.

Potential exposure sites Number of patients with exposure to site Number (%) of patients with pork exposure
Asian-style restaurant(s)2 81 48 (59)
Asian-style market2 3 1 (33)
Sausage producer/retailer2 4 4 (100)
Festival temporary food facility2 7 7 (100)
Meat processor/retailer2 1 1 (100)
Asian-style restaurant(s)3 4 4 (100)
No suspect source facility4 12 10 (83)
Poor historian 3 n/a
Total 115 75 (65)

1 Four secondary cases excluded
2 Facility within implicated pork supplier chain (96/115 primary cases had this exposure)
3 Facility outside implicated pork supplier chain
4 After complete exposure assessment