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Update on Ohio E. coli Outbreak

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

The Ohio Department of Health is investigating at least 11 cases of E. coli.  Three of the cases are linked genetically, and health officials are awaiting test results to determine if any of the other cases are related.  Medical professionals are reporting a number of patients with symptoms of E. coli. 

The E. coli cases are spread throughout central Ohio, meaning the source is most likely a food product.  To find the source of an outbreak, health officials interview those who were sickened and their families.  If most of the people who were sickened ate at the same restaurant and/or ate the same food, this is epidemiological evidence of the source of the outbreak.

The source of most foodborne E. coli outbreaks is ground beef or leafy greens, particularly spinach and lettuce.  An E. coli outbreak in the state of  Washington has been associated with commercial, bagged romaine lettuce.  In every E. coli outbreak the underlying issue is bad sanitation. 

If you have been sickened by E. coli, contact our law firm, one of the few law firms in the nation that practices extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation.  To contact an attorney at our office, please call 1-888-377-8900 or submit our online consultation form.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on June 17, 2008 (boomark / email).