Dozens have fallen ill during a five-state E. Coli outbreak, and nobody knows where it's coming from
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it has yet to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak that has infected 72 people in five states — an admission one expert in food-borne illness called “perplexing,” considering how many have become sick.
The recent spate of sickness, which began March 2, is directly linked to a strain of E. coli known as “O103,? according to the CDC. Eight people have been hospitalized as a result of the O103 outbreak, however, no deaths have been reported. The patients’ ages range from 1 to 74 years old with a median age of 17.
Symptoms of E. coli infection often include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and vomiting, typically occurring three days after consuming the bacteria. The states affected by the outbreak are Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.
Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer from Seattle with more than 25 years of experience, told The Washington Post there’s “no question” the patients in this case share one common source of infection. It’s “concerning,” he said, that the CDC has yet to pinpoint the source to a specific food item, grocery store or restaurant chain.
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