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"The STEC Generation: How E.coli changed Society"

Dr.DarinDetwiler,M.A.Ed.,LP.D.AssistantDeanofGraduateAcademicandFacultyAffairs

CollegeofProfessionalStudiesNortheasternUniversity

As a previously-unknown bacteria, and therefore one not initially vaccinated against, E.colidealt a major blow to the Visitors alien forces,) resulting in a temporary retreat.

The Resistance (humans) manufactured thebacterial weapon “Red Dust” - a variantof E.coli - in mass quantities,encapsulated like yeast, fordistribution. Re-hydration wouldreactivate the organism for inoculationof food and water chains. The red dustis fatal to the aliens, and, as aresult, the Earth was (temporarily)fortified against the Visitors.

§>700peopleinthewesternU.S.fellill§>100hospitalized§Fouryoungchildrendied§Financiallossesforfoodindustryestimatedat$20-$30Million(outsideoflitigation)

§Legalsettlementsandrelatedmedicalexpendituresestimatedatover$180Million

1993“Jack-in-the-Box”E.coliOutbreak

CSI:Miami “BadSeed”EpisodeairedOctober19,2009

WhileinvestigatinganE.coli-relateddeath,theteamfindsitselfstonewalledbyapowerfulcorporateinterest,andthecasetakesaseriousemotionaltollonDelko.

Law&Order “Slaughter”

EpisodeairedApril10,2002

Anactivistcollegestudentiskilledforinvestigatingameatpackingplant.McCoylateruncoversaconnectionbetweentheplantandfiveE.colideathsatafastfoodchain.

"Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem" December 1, 2016

TheteamusessocialmediatolocatethesourceofanE.coli outbreakintown(FoodTrucks)

Rebekah Lowin’s TODAY article” “Amy Schumer hilariously documents her bout of food poisoning in Paris” (Sep. 13, 2016) shares the comedian’s ‘hilarious’ Instagram photos from her foodborne illness that “make us all laugh.”

A. Pawlowski's TODAY article: "'Misdiagnosed five times': Mom speaks out after toddler's sudden death" (Sep. 13, 2016) tells of a young family's heart wrenching story behind their 2-year-old son's recent death from an E.coli infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS.) Complicating the issue is the fact that her son’s condition was misdiagnosed five times. “It is a parent’s worst nightmare,” said the mother.

E.coli: A Survivor's Story

TomDukesbattledforhislifewhenanE.colibacterialinfectioninhiscolonbecameresistanttoantibiotics.

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After event – stock values decreased until the 57th trading day after event and did not return to positive values after 264trading days, indicating that it took almost one year to fully recover from food safety events.

Seo, S., et al., The impact of food safety events on the value of food-related firms: An event study approach. Int. I. Hospitality Manage. (2012),

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• 294,000Yelprestaurantreviewsanalyzed• 468qualifyingreviews• 129(28%)requiredfurtherinvestigation• Only14hadalsobeenreporteddirectlytoDOH• 16illnesses metDOHoutbreakinvestigationcriteria

• 3previouslyunreportedrestaurant-relatedoutbreaks

“The results suggest that online restaurantreviews might help to identify unreportedoutbreaks of foodborne illness and restaurantswith deficiencies in food handling.”

iPhone / iPad App Health Dept. Scores

“The things describedby Mr. Sinclair

happened yesterday,are happening today,

and will happen tomorrow,

and the next day,until some

Hercules comesto cleanse thefilthy stable.”