An outbreak of E. coli infections at several Calgary day centres has infected more than 200 people, most of them children.
It's not the first major outbreak of the food-borne illness, which is caused by bacteria that live in the feces of animals and is carried to humans through undercooked meat, unpasteurized food or contaminated water.
1982: An outbreak in an Ottawa nursing home affected 31 residents. One person died. Undercooked hamburger was the suspected source. 1991: In what was then the Northwest Territories, 521 Inuit in six communities were sickened over several months. Contaminated beef and caribou were considered the likely sources of outbreaks that caused 22 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome. Two people died.2000: Canada's largest outbreak occurred in Walkerton, Ont., when manure-tainted drinking water caused more than 2,300 cases. Seven people died.
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