Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Rises to 84 Cases, Majority Linked to Wendy’s Restaurants

Multistate E. Coli Outbreak Rises to 84 Cases, Majority Linked to Wendy’s Restaurants
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday that dozens more people have been infected due to an E. coli outbreak that mainly sickened customers eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at Wendy’s restaurants.

In an Aug. 25 press release, the health agency said 52 of the 62 people—or 84 percent—it interviewed reported to have eaten the sandwiches at Wendy’s in the week before they fell ill.

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