date:Jul 17, 2013
tify the outbreak source, though they are suspecting a raw vegetable product that is no longer on the market, according to Iowa state epidemiologist Patricia Quinlisk.
The illnesses began in early June and have not continued to appear past mid-June, suggesting the outbreak vehicle was a finite shipment of some food type that has since aged past its shelf life. Since very little fresh fruit and vegetables grow in Iowa in early June, Quinlisk said the pathogen likely came in from another area.
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