Nebraska E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Spinach
The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to fresh spinach is growing each day. Nebraska health officials have just confirmed Nebraska's first case of E. coli linked to spinach. According to a story in the Omaha World-Herald:
Tom Safranek, Nebraska state epidemiologist, was cited as saying tests have determined that a Nebraskan who became ill had eaten spinach and was infected with the same strain of E. coli responsible for the nationwide outbreak. . . .Safranek also said Nebraska is reinvestigating the 17 other known cases of E. coli that have occurred in the state since Aug. 1. In each of those cases, local health authorities will ask people whether they had eaten fresh, store-bought spinach within 10 days before becoming ill. The state also will reanalyze specimens taken at the time of those illnesses. . . . Plattsmouth resident Chantel Crockett says her August bout with E. coli is among those being investigated. Her husband, Joe, served the family vegetarian burgers topped with fresh, bagged spinach in late August, she said. Both she and her 6-year-old son, Brodie, became ill. . . .
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Source: Nancy Gaarder, Nebraska E. coli linked to spinach, Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska), September 18, 2006.