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E.coli strain sickens 14 in six states: CDC
Source: Reuters
E.coli strain sickens 14 in six states: CDC
By David Beasley
ATLANTA | Fri Jun 8, 2012 6:08pm EDT
(Reuters) - One person has died and 13 more have fallen sick in six U.S. states in the past two months by a mysterious outbreak of a strain of E.coli bacteria, federal health officials said on Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet identified a source of the bacteria, which since April 15 has sickened people in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and California.
A child in Louisiana died after being infected, officials said.
"The investigation is looking at both food and non-food sources as a part of the ongoing investigation," the CDC said in a statement on Friday.
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By David Beasley
ATLANTA | Fri Jun 8, 2012 6:08pm EDT
(Reuters) - One person has died and 13 more have fallen sick in six U.S. states in the past two months by a mysterious outbreak of a strain of E.coli bacteria, federal health officials said on Friday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet identified a source of the bacteria, which since April 15 has sickened people in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and California.
A child in Louisiana died after being infected, officials said.
"The investigation is looking at both food and non-food sources as a part of the ongoing investigation," the CDC said in a statement on Friday.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-usa-health-ecoli-idUSBRE8571E920120608
