Petting Zoo, Zutphen, The Netherlands
Heuvelink et al (2002) reported that a young child developed a Shiga toxin 2 producing strain of Escherichia coli ( STEC) O157 infection after visiting a petting zoo in Zutphen, The Netherlands. The STEC strains were isolated from the fecal samples from goats and sheep on the farm. Molecular sub-typing proved that the human and animal isolates were identical.
