Cattle slaughter precipitates infection.Cattle Slaughter Precipitates Infection LANSING, MICHIGAN “Lansing” redirects here. For other uses, see Lansing (disambiguation). Lansing is the capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan, and the state's sixth largest city. : A strain of Escherichia coli Escherichia coli (ĕsh'ərĭk`ēə kō`lī), common bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, but can cause infection in other parts of the body, especially the urinary tract. , a bacterium commonly found in humans, is linked to two serious diseases that have sharply increased in the past three years. The bacterium shows up in beef and dairy products dairy products dairy npl → produits laitier dairy products dairy npl → Milchprodukte pl, Molkereiprodukte pl , but not in cattle on farms. Researchers speculate the organism is low or undetectable until the animal goes to slaughter. This increase may be brought about by stress. The new strain appears to infect blood and kidneys. (John Kanenne, professor of large animal clinical sciences, Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. .) |
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