Since the last update on April 9, 2019, 13 more ill people were added to this outbreak.
As of April 12, 2019, 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from six states. CDC is reporting the 109 illnesses that the PulseNet laboratory network has confirmed are part of
As of April 8, 2019, 96 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O103 have been reported from five states. CDC is reporting the 96 illnesses that the PulseNet laboratory network has confirmed are part of this outbreak. States are investigating additional illnesses that might be a part of this outbreak.
Illnesses started
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Georgia – 8 sick
Kentucky – 36 sick
Ohio -5 sick
Tennessee – 21 sick
Virginia – 2 sick
CDC, several states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O103 infections. This investigation includes E.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio and Virginia linked in growing E. coli Mystery
According to the Kentucky Department of Health and press reports, an E. coli outbreak in Kentucky has now doubled to more than 40 cases. The department confirmed Thursday that Kentucky now has at least 46 cases involving a strain of E. coli O103.
Kentucky is also investigation 20 additional cases. Cases also found in Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio, and Georgia
According to WEKU, cases of E. coli O103 in Kentucky more than doubled since Friday as health officials continue to investigate the source of the outbreak. There were 20 cases reported as of Friday afternoon and the number has
According to an update from the Courier-Journal, as the number of E. coli cases in Kentucky rises, the source of the recent outbreak is still unknown.
The Kentucky Department for Public Health confirmed 28 cases as of Monday afternoon, up from 20 when the outbreak was announced on March 29. Apparently there are three additional
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The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) announced on Friday that 20 Kentuckians have tested positive with a strain of E. coli O103.
Public health investigators have not yet identified the source of the outbreak, but have noted that some sort of food distribution is a likely mechanism for this outbreak among many of the
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is warning people about a sudden increase in E. coli O103 cases. Kentucky is now reporting 20 ill but not the possible source, however, apparently there are three additional cases in Ohio, Indiana and Tennessee.
The cases in Kentucky were reported between March 5 and 25.
Health officials noted