# Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing outbreak — Washington, 2015-04
> **Animal contact** · Confirmed · 40 ill / 7 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-225b8b71702a
- **Date:** 2015-04
- **State:** Washington
- **Primary mode:** Animal contact
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing (O157:H7)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Festival/Fair
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 40
- **Hospitalizations:** 7
- **Deaths:** 0
## Animal contact

- **Animal type:** Cattle

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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