Michigan, Ohio E. coli illnesses linked to ground beef

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By Janie Gabbett on 6/25/2008 for Meatingplace.com

 

 

 

 

 

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Ohio and Michigan health departments are investigating more than two

dozen illnesses linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7, and Michigan

has issued a public health alert "due to the illnesses from E. coli

associated with ground beef." Ohio departments of Health and

Agriculture said test results released today confirmed that a raw

ground beef sample provided by an Ohio E. coli O157:H7 case is linked

by genetic fingerprinting to the multistate outbreak in Ohio and

Michigan. The agencies said 19 Ohioans have been sickened in recent

weeks. The Michigan Department of Community Health said it has

confirmed 15 E. coli cases that are genetically linked, and 10 of those

cases are hospitalized. More than half of the Michigan patients

reported purchasing and consuming ground beef from Kroger Food Stores.

Product traceback is in progress, and additional retailers and outlets

may be identified, the agency said. "Kroger is fully

cooperating with state and federal investigators," said Michigan

Department of Agriculture Director Don Koivisto in a statement. Kroger

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