Personal Injury Law

One dead, 11 sickened in possible E. coli outbreak - Locust Grove, Oklahoma Implicated

By Bill Marler, Esq.

One person died and 11 others are suffering from illnesses possibly related to E. coli, a St. Francis Hospital spokeswoman confirmed late Sunday. The 11 people with illnesses remained as St. Francis patients late Sunday, the spokeswoman said. Leslea Bennett-Webb, communications director for the Oklahoma Department of Health, confirmed at least 10 people were taken to the hospital after eating at a restaurant in Locust Grove.

Between 12 to 20 more people in Beggs, Pryor and Bixby were treated at various Northeast Oklahoma hospitals with similar symptoms this past week.

For more information on E. coli, see www.about-ecoli.com.

Full post as published by Marler Blog on August 25, 2008 (boomark / email).