Same E. coli Strain Linked to 4 Outbreaks and 8 Deaths 2018- 2021
Two fatal E. coli outbreaks in 2021 were the latest to be caused by the same strain as the 2018 Yuma-grown romaine outbreak.
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Two fatal E. coli outbreaks in 2021 were the latest to be caused by the same strain as the 2018 Yuma-grown romaine outbreak.
What Do E. coli O157:H7 Outbreaks 2006-2020 Tell Us About New One? Three days ago, the CDC announced a new five-state E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that is associated with unusually severe infections. Nine of the 16 people sickened have been hospitalized, three of them with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) a form of kidney failure. One person has died. The food source of the outbreak has not been identified yet, but health officials do know that the outbreak strain is the same one linked to the 2018 outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, AZ that killed five people, and a deadly 2020Â...