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1977 paper where scientists (arguably) first documented Shiga toxin being produced by certain E. coli strains, whereas the toxin had previously been associated with Shigella bacteria: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC421302/
1983 paper on Shiga toxin producing E. coli outbreak at McDonald's (arguably the first documented outbreak): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC270845/
CDC data on E. coli outbreaks: https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks.html
Other data on E. coli outbreaks came from the National Outbreak Reporting System: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/
CDC data on total foodborne illness burden by pathogen: https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/index.html
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety data on childhood automotive fatalities: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/children
