date:Dec 17, 2012
blic Health Agency of Canada's national microbiology laboratory.
Possibly the hamburgers, but we're not sure at this point.
Cases not linked to XL Foods
E. coli O157:H7 is potentially deadly. Health officials say it can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration and, in the most severe cases, kidney failure.
The cases identified in this investigation do not share the same genetic fingerprint as those from an outbreak earlier this year that led to a massive international beef recall, said Dr. Gregory