Revised surveillance case definitions: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)

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This revised case definition has been reviewed by the Case Definition Working Group and and endorsed by the Communicable Disease Network Australia. The Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli case definition was implemented on 1 July 2016 and supersedes any previous versions.