Peppa’s II Korean BBQ Tied to E coli Outbreak
The Hawaii Department of Health has suspended the license of Peppa’s II Korean BBQ in Pawaa as it investigates an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened seven people and apparently led to a case of HUS E. coli, or hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Health department officials told the Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper that four of the seven outbreak victims ate at the restaurant. Four of the seven were hospitalized and one remains in serious condition “with an illness that developed after getting the bacterial infection,” the newspaper said.
In five to 15 percent of E. coli infections, patients develop life-threatening HUS E coli or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in which toxins from the E. coli attack blood cells and wreak havoc throughout the body. Kidney failure is common and patients are at risk for many other complications, including stroke, convulsions, coma, paralysis, heart problems and other organ malfunction.
HUS and TTP are the leading causes of E. coli death.
Health Department spokeswoman Janice Okubo told the Star Bulletin that Hawaii’s E. coli outbreak victims were diagnosed from March 2-23 and that health officials have reminded doctors to report any other E. coli infections to the state.
The department suspended the business permit of Peppa’s II Korean BBQ at 1240 S. King St. after Sanitation Branch investigators observed food-handling violations. Okubo said restaurant managers agreed to the closure and are cooperating to correct violations.
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