Researchers have linked more than half a million UTIs each year to strains of E.coli found in meat products in the United States. The strains of E.coli discovered were predominately in raw chicken and turkey products.
E. coli is the leading cause of UTI infections, but a new study reveals that over half a millions cases each year could come from E. coli originating in meat.
Researchers warned that E. coli contaminated meat could be causing more than half a million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the United States every year.