From the time when the center of disease control had reported an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak across the country, 84 people have become infected in almost 19 states. The presence of E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in the romaine lettuce has made the situation worse.
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‘Out of the 84 that have been infected nearly 42 people have been hospitalized including nine individuals who developed kidney failure.
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A specific source of the E. coli O157:H7 bacteria has not been confirmed yet, but CDC has warned against the intake of Romaine lettuce. Romaine lettuce and the places they are grown from such as Yuma, Arizona has been tied to E. coli O157:H7 contamination.![twitter](https://images.medindia.net/icons/news/social/twitter.png)
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The CDC has advised consumers to avoid eating lettuce from Yuma region. The investigation is still going on.
Among the states that have been affected already, it has now spread to Colorado, Georgia, and South Dakota.
Pennsylvania has taken the hardest hit with 18 cases. California stands at 13, 10 - Idaho and seven or fewer cases each in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, and Washington.
Source-Medindia