Surveillance & Analysis on E. coli News & Outbreaks
“Chicken Salad made with Rotisserie Chicken” from Costco has been connected with at least one case of E. coli O157:H7 in Washington. Consumers who purchased this product – item number 37719 – from any Washington Costco location should discard it.
The Department of Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and…
An E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak that sickened nearly two dozen people and prompted a popular south-Reno restaurant to voluntarily close has been linked to a dessert food manufactured, sold, and distributed by Reno Provisions according to Health District officials.
“Our epidemiologists and environmental health staff have identified a dessert that was prepared by Reno Provisions,”…
On November 12, the CDC reported fifty ill people from Washington (31) and Oregon (19) from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infections. Fourteen people have been hospitalized in Washington (10) and Oregon (4) linked to Chipotle restaurants in Oregon and Washington.
Today the CDC reported that Public health officials in Washington, Oregon, and…
Fifty ill people have been reported from Washington (31) and Oregon (19). Fourteen people have been hospitalized in Washington (10) and Oregon (4). There have been no reports of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and no deaths.
Thirty-three isolates from ill people in Washington (22) and Oregon (11) have been uploaded to the CDC PulseNet database.…
The case count in the investigation of an outbreak of E. coli O26 illnesses related to Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon includes 30 Washington residents and 19 Oregon residents.
Five Chipotle restaurants in Washington are associated with this outbreak: Hazel Dell, 7715 NE 5th Avenue, Suite 109, in Vancouver; 1404 Broadway Avenue and…
Public health officials in Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota are investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infections. CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are assisting with the investigation. As of November 6, 2015:
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The investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O26 illnesses linked to Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon is up to 29 reported Washington cases. The latest update includes a case in an additional county, Whatcom.
The Washington State Department of Health continues working closely with local, state, and federal partners on a disease investigation…
Update: AP now reports that Washington and Oregon Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to six Chipotle restaurants in Washington state and Oregon, health officials said Saturday. Three people in the Portland area and at least 19 people in Washington have become sick after eating at the Mexican food chain since October…
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The 2015 Oxford County Fair that was held in mid-September will be remembered for the death of one child and the severe illness to another due to infections with E. coli O111. The common exposure to the two children was the same petting zoo.
The investigation is ongoing, but what has appeared thus far indicates…
