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Multistate Outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Beef Products Produced by Adams Farm

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CDC, multiple states, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli(http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/general/index.html)O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) infections.

  • Seven people infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 have been reported from four states.
  • Five ill people have been hospitalized. No one has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, and no deaths have been reported.

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