Missouri E. coli Outbreak Puts 6 in Hospital
At least six people have required hospital stays in the current Missouri E. coli outbreak that investigators are still probing. Some Schnucks food stores have voluntarily pulled lettuce or other produce from store salad bars, but only as a precaution because public health officials haven't yet discovered the exact source of the outbreak.
So far, 24 of 34 stool samples from individuals suffering from gastroenteritis have tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli. Some have suffered kidney failure and other complications from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). These illnesses have been reported within a compressed time period. Health directors in St. Louis and outlying areas have put physicians on alert and have been urging people who had bloody diarrhea to immediately seek health care.
Outbreaks involving the human pathogen E. coli are preventable and people made sick from contaminated food have the right to compensation for pain and suffering, lost time at work, medical bills and more. An E. coli lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, P.A., has been assigned to investigate the Missouri outbreak and the firm has been in contact with victims. Our national food safety law firm is accepting cases at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information online and an attorney will call.
