Fair and Petting Zoo Safety

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Known Outbreaks


Known Cases of Zoonotic Pathogen Outbreaks Associated with State and County Fairs, Petting Zoos, and Community Activities Involving Human-Animal Contact

2003 Petting zoo-associated Escherichia coli O157:H7. British Columbia

Petting zoo-associated Escherichia coli 0157:h7--secondary transmission, asymptomatic infection, and prolonged shedding in the classroom. DAVID, S. T. et al. Petting zoo-associated Escherichia coli 0157:h7--secondary transmission, asymptomatic infection, and prolonged shedding...

2012 Cleveland County Fair E. coli Outbreak

North Carolina public health officials investigated an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with attendance at the Cleveland County Fair, which ran from September 27 to October 7, 2012. At least...

2012 Cantref Adventure Farm E. coli Outbreak

Two children who visited the Cantref Adventure Farm in Brecon, Wales became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections in September, 2012. Three family members of the infected children also became...

2011 English Animal Farm Outbreak

Cruckley Animal Farm in Foston-on-the-Wolds, England is closing its gates permanently following an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. The family-run farm was linked to at least six cases of the...

2011 Snohomish County Petting Zoo

At least 6 people who visited the Forest Park Petting Zoo in Everett, Washington, in June 2011 became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections. The Snohomish County Health Department investigated...

2009 Utah Rodeos Outbreak

Utah state and local health officials and the CDC noted a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases in the summer of 2009. The illnesses were associated with attendance to rodeos...

2002 Lane County, Oregon, Fair E. coli Outbreak

The Oregon Department of Human Services (Oregon, 2002) initially documented a patient with bloody diarrhea, who attended the Lane County Fair held during August, 2002. Epidemiologists identified 82 ill persons...

2002 Wyandot County, Ohio, Fair E. coli Outbreak

The Ohio Wyandot County Health Department received a report of an E. coli O157 outbreak in September, 2001 (CDC memorandum, February, 2002). A total of 92 cases were identified, including...

2001 Lorain County, Ohio, Fair E. coli Outbreak

The Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services (CDC memorandum, February, 2002) reported that 23 cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection were associated with the attendance at the...

2000 E. coli Outbreak at a Dairy Farm

Crump et al (2002) discussed an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 among visitors to a dairy farm in Pennsylvania in September, 2000. A case control study among the visitors was...

2000 Medina County, Ohio, Fair E. coli Outbreak

A cluster of E. coli O157:H7 isolates was observed in Medina County, Ohio, in August of 2000. In the case-control investigation, 43 culture confirmed E. coli O157:H7 cases were identified...

1998 Puyallup, Washington Fair E. coli Outbreak

An outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis due to E. coli O157:H7 was identified among visitors to the Puyallup Fair in Puyallup, Washington, during September of 1998 (CDC Memorandum, March 1999). Two...

1998 Wisconsin County Fair Swine Flu Case

In September 1988, a woman was fatally infected with swine influenza virus in Wisconsin. The victim had attended a county fair and visited the display area of the pig barn...

1997 Minnesota Zoo Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak

In July 1997, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among children who visited the Minnesota Zoo (MMWR Weekly, October, 1998). A total of 369 cases...

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