E. coli outbreak: CDC says outbreak strain causes more severe illness, more hospitalizations

In a follow-up on the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 14 additional cases, bringing the outbreak total to 98. Three more states have reported ill people: Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. To date, 22 states have been affected. Forty-six people out of 87 with ["]

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