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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Historical Perspective

The most dramatic incident the USA was the Chicago World's Fair outbreak in 1933 caused by contaminated drinking water; defective plumbing permitted sewage to contaminate water. There were 1,000 cases (with 58 deaths). In recent times, food handlers are suspected of causing many scattered infections, but there has been no single outbreak.