Raw meat is one of the commonly consumed traditional diets in Ethiopia. However, unhygienic processing and distribution practices are risky for contamination of meat leading to human infection. Consumption of meat contaminated by Escherichia coli causes a serious illness and even death to affected individuals. This cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2021 to September 2021 at Abyssinya export abattoir, ELFORA Export Abattoir, and eighteen retail houses in Bishoftu town to isolate and identify Escherichia coli from beef and shoat meat. The samples were transported to a microbiology...