STEC INTERACTIVE RESOURCES

STEC Case Tool

Welcome to the West Virginia
Interactive STEC Case Ascertainment Tool.

STEC 0157

The above graphic depicts E.coli 0157. WV had 76 cases with 23 hospitalizations in 2021. Click to view an enlarged version.

This tool is an interactive way to ascertain the case status of Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) investigations. It will help sort out lab and clinical evidence to arrive at conclusions matching the current CSTE case definition for confirmed, probable, and suspect cases. Press start when you are ready to begin.

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Note: The case ascertainment tool is only a recommendation. All positive E.coli labs must be reported to DIDE and investigated regardless of case definition.