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- 1Raw milk cheese E. coli outbreak sickens 13 across nine states▼Sierra Nevada Graziers Raw Milk Cheese E. coli O26 Outbreak: 13 Sick in California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah — 8 Hospitalized, 3 with HUS
A multistate E. coli O26 outbreak has been linked to raw milk cheese from Sierra Nevada Graziers, with 13 people sickened across California, Nevada, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and Utah. Eight have been hospitalized and three developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious kidney complication. Health officials are investigating as consumers are warned to avoid the affected cheese.
- 2Michigan says it's safe to eat lettuce again as outbreak slows▼Michigan health officials say people can resume regular lettuce-eating habits as new cases of cyclosporiasis slow
Michigan health officials say residents can return to normal lettuce consumption after an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness often linked to contaminated produce, showed slowing new cases. The announcement lifts concerns that had prompted people to avoid lettuce. Officials say the risk has eased enough that regular eating habits can resume.