INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
on Tuesday.So far, the CDC has recorded 49 cases of illness across 10 states
Ten cases resulted in patients being admitted to hospital and one person has died.Most of the cases were recorded in western and Midwest
states, according to the CDC.The fast-food restaurant is working with investigators to determine which ingredients caused the outbreak,
believed to be the likely source of contamination, and investigators with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working to determine if
the onions were sold to any other business.No recalls have been issued yet by the CDC or by other health and food regulators.The first case
was recorded on 27 September, investigators say
Victims have ranged in age from 13 to 88.Of the 10 people taken to hospital, one person developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a serious
coli are a diverse group of bacteria that normally live in the intestines of humans and animals.Although many are harmless, some produce
toxins that can make you sick.Symptoms include severe and sometimes bloody diarrhoea, stomach cramps, vomiting and fever.It usually takes a
few days after being infected for symptoms to show.This is not the first E
coli after eating chicken McNuggets.Four children were admitted to hospital
Health inspectors later visited the affected restaurant and found several violations, including improper hand-washing and a lack of
gloves.Source: BBC--Agencies
