The county public health department released an update on the E. Coli outbreak investigation on Friday.
The investigation found that all five people who had lab-confirmed E. Coli visited Brookshire Farms on October 17th and 18th. Testing of the water, food, and other environmental samples collected at the farm did not find E. Coli 0157, those found in the five individuals. Instead, other strains of E. Coli at the farm were found, but these results did not identify the source of the initial outbreak. Public health department believes the risk of additional exposure associated with this incident has passed.
Although county health officer Dr. Christy Mulkerin said it is frustrating to be unable to pinpoint the exact source of the infection.
