CDC: McDonald's Quarter Pounders linked to deadly E. coli outbreak

McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers are being linked to an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened astir 50 group successful 10 states, sidesplitting 1 person, national wellness officials said Tuesday. 

Most sick group reported eating Quarter Pounders from McDonald's, and investigators are moving to corroborate which nutrient constituent is contaminated, according to nan U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

A full of 49 cases person been reported truthful far. Most of nan illnesses occurred successful Colorado and Nebraska, pinch 26 sickened successful nan erstwhile and 9 stricken successful nan latter, nan CDC stated. Of nan 26 sickened successful Colorado, an older big died, nan CDC said. 

Another personification developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a superior information that tin origin kidney failure. The personification who died is not nan aforesaid same personification pinch HUS.  

At slightest 10 group person been hospitalized. 

Nine group were reported sick successful nan outbreak successful Nebraska, while Utah and Wyoming reported 4 illnesses a piece. Other states reporting illnesses see Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon and Wisconsin.  

In a connection McDonald's posted to its website, Cesar Piña, nan company's North America main proviso concatenation officer, said that "initial findings from nan investigation bespeak that a subset of illnesses whitethorn beryllium linked to slivered onions utilized successful nan Quarter Pounder and originated by a azygous supplier that serves 3 distribution centers."

McDonald's is cooperating pinch national and authorities nationalist wellness officials and has stopped utilizing caller slivered onions and 4th lb beef patties successful respective states, wherever nan merchandise will temporarily beryllium unavailable, nan CDC stated. 

Quarter lb beef patties are only utilized connected Quarter Pounders and caller slivered onions are chiefly utilized connected Quarter Pounder hamburgers and not different paper items, nan CDC said.

The illnesses began astatine nan extremity of September and nan astir caller occurred arsenic of Oct. 11. 

It usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to find if a sick personification is portion of an outbreak. Most group infected pinch nan toxin-producing E. coli acquisition terrible tummy crams, diarrhea and vomiting. Most retrieve without curen aft 5 to 7 days.

People are advised to telephone their wellness attraction supplier if they ate a McDonald's Quarter Pounder and person terrible E. coli symptoms:

• Diarrhea and a fever higher than 102°F
• Bloody diarrhea
• So overmuch vomiting that you cannot support liquids down

• Signs of dehydration, specified as:

  • Not peeing much
    
    
  • Dry rima and throat
    
    
  • Feeling dizzy erstwhile opinionated up

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