The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention connected Friday said astatine slightest 75 group crossed 13 states person been sickened by nan E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers this month.
The CDC confirmed 1 fatality linked to nan outbreak, arsenic had been previously reported. About 22 group person been hospitalized, and 2 group developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a superior wellness rumor that tin origin kidney failure. The personification who died, an older personification from Colorado, isn't 1 of nan group who developed HUS, nan CDC said.
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Aimee Picchi
Aimee Picchi is nan subordinate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, wherever she covers business and individual finance. She antecedently worked astatine Bloomberg News and has written for nationalist news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.