#3 STEC E.coli
Shiga toxin–producing E.coli led to 22 deaths, 1,271 hospitalizations, 6,625 illnesses and 308 outbreaks.
Among the 231 outbreaks of STEC infection with a single place of food preparation, the most common places were a restaurant or deli (86] outbreaks) and a private home (57 outbreaks).
STEC and beef (340 hospitalizations) led to and STEC and leafy vegetables was 301 hospitalizations.
The pathogen-commodity pairs responsible for the most deaths were STEC and leafy vegetables (seven deaths).
