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Last name, F.M. Date of image. Title of image. Wildlife Services Image Collection. ID No. xx-xxxx. USDA/APHIS/WS National Wildlife Research Center Archives. Image URL if citing online version |
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Studies examining the human health risks associated with wild elk and deer feces showed that 11 percent of elk fecal samples in urban areas contained Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. This bacterium causes an estimated 265,000 clinical cases of intestinal illnesses, 3,700 hospitalization​s, and 31 human deaths in the U.S. each year. This image appeared in the 2013 NWRC Accomplishments Report, Accomplishments in Brief: Wild Ungulates as Disseminators of E. Coli in urban areas. |