E. coli recall: 4 Arizonans part of outbreak
The E. coli O157:H7 illnesses of at least four Arizonans who became ill after eating contaminated ground beef have been traced to the outbreak health officials are currently investigating. According to an Associated Press report in the Arizona Daily Star:
Four cases of E. coli infections have been identified by Arizona health officials as possibly linked to beef that a California meatpacking company recalled Monday.
Two cases are in Maricopa County and one each is in Yavapai and Navajo counties. Two people required hospital treatment but have recovered, officials with the Arizona Department of Health Services said.
The beef was processed by United Food Group LLC of Vernon, Ca. and shipped to retail distribution centers in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Utah. It was sold at Albertsons, Save-A-Lot, Grocery Outlet, Fry's, Save-Mart, Smart and Final, Smith's, and Stater Bros. stores.
In addition, KSL-TV out of Salt Lake City reported that a Utah resident became ill with an E. coli infection after eating the contamianted ground beef, but has since recovered. On Monday, Colorado health officials confirmed that two Coloradans had become ill with E. coli infections after eating the ground beef in a press release.
