Ohio State Researchers Connect E. coli to Swimmers
New research released by The Ohio State University reported that there is a direct link with high E.coli levels and swimmers becoming ill. 
The report also states that testing for E.coli can take up to 18 hours and that swimming advisories are usually posted a day late.
Mary Clifton with the Ohio Department of Health told NBC4-TV in Columbus, Ohio, that there is a push to get more rapid testing. The problem is that there is not an improved standard test yet to do rapid testing. The Ohio State research report said that better methods need to be in place to protect lakes from being contaminated in the first place. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli bacteria grow in the guts of cattle and other animals. The animals shed the pathogen in their feces and it can be washed into waterways during rains.
