Escherichia coli O157:H7 United States · 2006

E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to fresh spinach, United States, 2006

As of 6 October 2006 CDC reported 199 people infected in 26 states, with 102 hospitalised, 31 with haemolytic uraemic syndrome and 3 deaths among confirmed cases. Two more deaths were under investigation. The implicated spinach came from brands processed by Natural Selection Foods.¹

Counts as reported on 6 October 2006.¹ Food vehicle: Fresh spinach and spinach-containing products from brands processed by Natural Selection Foods. Company named in official findings: Natural Selection Foods.

Timeline

1. 19 August 2006Start of the period in which 80 percent of patients with known onset dates became ill (to 5 September).¹
2. 6 October 2006CDC update with the case counts used here.¹

Sources

1. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Update on Multi-State Outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 Infections From Fresh Spinach, October 6, 2006 (6 October 2006)