# Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing outbreak — Massachusetts, 2001-05
> **Food** · Confirmed · 8 ill / 6 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-bb068afc5d51
- **Date:** 2001-05
- **State:** Massachusetts
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing (O157:H7)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Office/indoor workplace;Private home/residence;Religious facility;Grocery store/bakery/deli/convenience store;Restaurant: Other
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 8
- **Hospitalizations:** 6
- **Deaths:** 0
## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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