E.coli infections in four U.S. states rise to 84; majority Wendy's
customers
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[August 26, 2022]
(Reuters) -The E.coli bacteria
outbreak in four Midwest states from an unknown source has affected 47
more people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on
Thursday, with a majority of the total 84 reported to have sandwiches at
Wendy's.
The agency said 52 people of the 62 it interviewed reported to have
eaten sandwiches with romaine lettuce at a Wendy's restaurant in the
week before they fell ill.
"We are fully cooperating with public health authorities on their
ongoing investigation of the regional E. coli outbreak," the burger
chain told Reuters in an email.
As a precaution, Wendy's has discarded and replaced the sandwich lettuce
at some restaurants in the affected regions, the company confirmed.
"The lettuce that we use in our salads is different, and is not affected
by this action," the company said.
The CDC, however, is not advising against eating at Wendy's restaurants
or asking people to avoid romaine lettuce as it is yet to confirm the
exact cause of the outbreak.
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2022/Aug/26/images/ads/current/graue_sda_042021.png) As of Wednesday, 38 people have been
hospitalized across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Although many strains of E.coli are found in the intestines of
healthy people and animals and are harmless, certain types can cause
severe abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.
The agency said the actual number of sick people is likely to be
higher than reported and the outbreak may not be limited to the four
states.
(Reporting by Leroy Leo and Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru;
Additional reporting by Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun
Koyyur and Subhranshu Sahu)
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