A warning about a nasty strain of E.coli which is life-threatening in one in 10 cases has been circulated to early learning centers. AdvertisementJarman said STEC, also known as Verotoxin E.coli, was an organism carried in the intestines of cattle and other farm animals but the study found that virtually no one in the farming sector had heard about it. "It's a type of E.coli that produces a toxin and it can be quite serious in humans." STEC was usually caught through eating contaminated raw food, drinking unpasteurised milk or contaminated water and contact with infected animals or the faeces of infected people. Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC)Caught by: eating contaminated raw food, drinking unpasteurised (raw) milk, drinking contaminated water, contact with infected animals or contact with the faeces of infected people.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2017 05:48 UTC