E. coli strain linked to cattle ranch
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061013/ap_on_he_me/tainted_spinach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061011/capt.1913f7393fe24ee2828586a8ffdb4b38.tainted_spinach_sc903.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=L47GAPocPYxTTbdEqdzvZg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Dr. Kevin Reilly, left, deputy director of the California Department of Health Services, responds to a question about the recent E. coli outbreak, from state Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, not seen, chair of the Government Organization Committee, during a hearing at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006. At right is Dr. Jeff Farrar, chief of the DHS Food and Drug Branch. Citing the use of tainted water for irrigation, among other things, Florez said state and federal food and health agencies had ample warning but didn't do enough to prevent the E. coli outbreaks like the ones that killed three, sickened hundreds, and shut down California's spinach and lettuce production in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)" border="0" /></a>AP - The same strain of deadly bacteria that sickened dozens of people nationwide has been found at a cattle ranch in California's Salinas Valley within a mile of spinach fields, investigators said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>