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For \nthe investigation, a confirmed case was an individual staying in Fuerteventura during March \n1997, with either <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic> O157 VTEC isolated in stool, HUS or serological evidence of recent \ninfection; a probable case was an individual with bloody diarrhoea without laboratory \nconfirmation. Local and Europe-wide active case finding was undertaken through national \ncentres, Salm-Net and the European Programme of Intervention Epidemiology, followed by a \ncase-control study.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Fourteen confirmed and one probable case were identified from England (7), Finland (5), \nWales (1), Sweden (1) and Denmark (1) staying in four hotels. Three of the four hotels were \nsupplied with water from a private well which appeared to be the probable vehicle of \ntransmission. 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