Robert1 wrote:
> -L. wrote:
> > They will never come out and say so, but it is far more likely that the
> > virulent E. coli *is* from other humans. What makes me sick won't
> > necessarily make *you* sick if it is an endemic strain in your system.
> > The media will never report it as so, because A.) There is no way to
> > track which workers worked in which fields and shit there and B.) It
> > would be "politically incorrect" to do so, since the government (and
> > those who contribute to their re-election funds) has interest in
> > keeping cheap, foreign labor. It's much easier to blame cows.
>
> Not true with Ecoli 0157. It is pathogenic and everyone gets sick if
> they have it.

See also:

Can Commun Dis Rep. 2004 Oct 15;30(20):173-80. Petting zoo-associated
Escherichia coli 0157:h7--secondary transmission, asymptomatic
infection, and prolonged shedding in the classroom.

* David ST,
* MacDougall L,
* Louie K,
* McIntyre L,
* Paccagnella AM,
* Schleicher S,
* Hamade A.

There are more, but you get my drift.

Have a nice day!

-L.