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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (12): O157, romaine lettuce, increasing cases, fatality

E. coli -- United StatesCase count update-----------------Since the last update on 2 May 2018, 28 more ill people were added to this outbreak.As of 8 May 2018, 149 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O157:H7 have been reported from 29 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from 13 Mar 2018 to 25 Apr 2018. Ill people range in age from 1 to 88 years, with a median age of 30. 65 percent of ill people are female. Of 129 people with information available, 64 (50 percent) have been Read more [...]