Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in Developing Countries: A 10-Year Review with Global Perspective

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 1529
• Main Authors: Nemati, Ali, Dadvar, Ali, Eppinger, Mark, Karimpour, Zohreh, Saberi Kakhki, Soroush, Sabeti Moghaddam Sabzevar, Alireza, Badouei, Mahdi Askari, Gigliucci, Federica, Santos, Luis Fernando dos, Nakamura, Keiji, Javidi, Hooman, Hafiz, Maryam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.06.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Developed countries; Developing countries; Disease; E coli; Epidemics; Escherichia coli; Food; Food contamination & poisoning; Genes; human; Infections; Information management; LDCs; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Public health; Review; serogroup; serotype; Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; STEC; Surveillance; Surveillance systems; Toxins; Virulence; Iran; United States; Europe; Japan; Egypt; Brazil; South Africa; United Kingdom; Nigeria; Ethiopia; India; developing countries; serogroup; STEC; animal; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; human; food; serotype

In the past two decades, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) has been responsible for multiple large-scale outbreaks worldwide, affecting thousands of individuals. While surveillance systems in developed countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, Japan, and...