%0 Journal Article %T Outbreak detection: An outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 infections associated with flour¡ªCanada, 2016¨C2017£¿ %A A Kearney %A D Sharma %A JM Cheng %A V Morton %J Archive of "Canada Communicable Disease Report". %D 2017 %X As of May 23, 2017, 29 cases of a new Escherichia coli O121 infection have been identified in six provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan) linked with the consumption of uncooked flour. One additional case was identified in a U.S. resident who traveled to Canada during the exposure period. Patients¡¯ ages ranged from 2¨C79 years (median = 23.5 years) and 50% were female %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864315/