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E. coli outbreak sickens 72 people in 5 states, CDC says

Health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 72 people across five states, federal health agencies said Friday.

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                                                                                                        Eight people have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a class="inline_asset" href="https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2019/o103-04-19/index.html">said in a statement</a> announcing the outbreak. The CDC is working with the <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/fda/">Food and Drug Administration</a> and Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate the outbreak.

                                                                                                                                                                They have not yet pinpointed a specific food, grocery store or restaurant chain that's responsible for the infections. Therefore, the CDC is not recommending people avoid a particular food.


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                                                                                                                                                                <p>E. coli O103 is the particular strain involved in the cases, which were reported between March 2 and March 29, the CDC said. The people infected range between the ages of 1 to 74, with 17 being the median age.

                                                                                                                                                                Last year, an E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce<a class="inline_asset" href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/s0109-final-ecoli-update.html"> sickened 62 people</a> across 16 states and Washington, DC.
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