date:Dec 23, 2019
At this time, three dozen more patients and two more US states are officially part of an E. coli outbreak traced to romaine, according to a renewed public alert from the CDC. As of this week 138 people across 25 states are on the books in the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
The CDC has repeatedly stated that the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 matches the strain responsible for outbreaks in 2017 and 2018. Those outbreaks were linked to leafy greens and roma