Jimmy John’s E. coli: Lawyers Investigating Outbreak in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Wisconsin
National food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker and his E. coli litigation team are investigating a Jimmy John’s E. coli outbreak in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Pritzker represents E. coli victims nationwide and advocates for food safety (this week he is debating at Harvard Law School).
Contact E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker for a free consultation here.Jimmy John’s E. coli Outbreak Information
The Jimmy John's E. coli outbreak was most likely caused by sprouts.
The investigation of the multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroup O26 (E. coli O26) infections points to eating raw clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants as the likely source of the outbreak. DNA “fingerprinting” of E. coli bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) has identified 12 reported cases of illness that may be part of this outbreak. The E. coli O26 PFGE pattern in this outbreak has rarely been seen before in PulseNet, CDC’s database of E. coli outbreak subtypes.
To date, 12 people in 5 states have reported cases of infection with the outbreak strain of STEC O26. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows:
Iowa (5), Missouri (3), Kansas (2), Arkansas (1), and Wisconsin (1).
These people had illness onset dates ranging from December 25, 2011 to January 15, 2012. Those sickened range in age from 9 years to 49 years old, with a median age of 25 years old. All of them are female.
Two of the 12 people reporting E. coli 026 infections from Jimmy John’s were hospitalized. Although neither of them developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a complication of E. coli that causes kidney failure, they and the other victims of this outbreak may be at greater risk of developing kidney failure in the future. Our attorneys have compiled E. coli victim resources, including studies done proving that all E. coli victims are at risk for kidney failure and have to be monitored.
Contact our attorneys for a free consultation regarding E. coli victim future medical risks and a lawsuit for possible future medical expenses.
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