Ohio E. coli O145 Cases Linked to Michigan and New York Outbreak
Five cases of E. coli have been confirmed by the Ohio Department of Health laboratory, all of which have been linked by DNA to cases in the Ann Arbor, Michigan E. coli O145 outbreak. Eight additional E. coli cases are under investigation. State and local health officials are awaiting test results from the CDC to confirm that the E. coli strain involved is E. coli O145.
Below E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker (1-888-377-8900 toll free) discusses the E. coli O145 outbreak in Michigan and Ohio (and now New York).
E. coli O145 is similar to the more prevalent E. coli O157:H7 in that it is an enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). It is the Shiga toxins that can cause serious injury or death. E. coli O145 is part of a group of E. coli serotypes called non-O157 STEC.
Ohio public health officials are collaborating with the CDC and Michigan and New York health officials to identify the source of this outbreak of E. coli O145. Given the widespread nature of the outbreak, the source is food. According to a source, ground beef is not high on the list of suspected foods. News reports have indicated that a Mexican restaurant and campus food service facilities may be involved in the outbreak.
It is not too early to contact an E. coli lawyer for a free consultation. Even if the food source is not found, epidemiological evidence combined with the microbiological evidence that links all of the cases of E. coli O145 together can be enough to hold a restaurant, food service company and others liable.
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