Multistate Outbreak E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

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Multistate Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce

CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating an outbreak ofE. coli infections linked to romaine lettuce. Do not eat romaine lettuce unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Arizona, growing region. Learn more about the outbreak and read our advice to consumers.

The outbreak, which started in late March, has sickened 84 people in 19 states. Forty-two people have been hospitalized and nine developed a type of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrome. No deaths have been reported. This outbreak investigation is ongoing.

Learn about E. coli and what you can do to help lower your chances of infection in CDC’s feature.

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup Infections Linked to Shell Eggs

CDC, FDA, and several states are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Rose Acre Farms shell eggs. Don’t eat, serve, or sell the recalled shell eggs, which were sold under many brand names, including Coburn Farms, Country Daybreak, Food Lion, Glenview, Great Value, Nelms, Publix, Sunshine Farms, and Sunups. Throw them out or return them. Wash and sanitize refrigerator drawers and shelves that held recalled eggs.

Read CDC’s feature on Salmonella and eggs to learn how to reduce your chance of getting a Salmonella infection.

Dairy Cows Linked to Salmonella Outbreak, Report Says

Contaminated ground beef was the likely source of an outbreak of Salmonella infections that made 106 people ill in 21 states in 2017, according to a report published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Slaughtered dairy cows carrying the outbreak strain of Salmonella Newport are thought to have been the original source of the contaminated ground beef eaten by sick people.

While no direct link was found, whole genome sequenc­ing suggests dairy cows were the ultimate outbreak source.Foodborne outbreak investigations could be enhanced by improvements in the traceability of cows from their originating farms or sale barns, through slaughter and processing establish­ments, to ground beef sold to consumers.

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