2014 E. coli O157 and Zerebko Zoo Tran Traveling Petting Zoo, Minnesota
In July, an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with animal contact at a petting zoo that had traveled to three county fairs and one community festival occurred. Fifteen cases (14 culture-con rmed) were identi ed, and 2 cases developed HUS. E. coli O157 with the same PFGE subtype as the human isolates was identi ed in samples collected from a goat, alpaca pen, and an animal trailer
