Three Summit County E. coli cases linked to lettuce - WFMJ.com News weather sports for Youngstown-Warren Ohio
Member Center:
There is good news and bad news for people in the Valley who've stopped eating romaine lettuce after learning that it's linked to an E. coli outbreak in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 30 other states.
The good news is that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that lettuce harvest season is over in the Yuma, Arizona growing region which was linked to the outbreak.
The FDA says it isn't likely that the lettuce from that area is still available in stores and restaurants due to its 21-day shelf life.
The bad news is that health officials in Ohio and Pennsylvania have reported more cases of E. coli linked to the lettuce.
The Centers for Disease Control now has confirmed that the lettuce is responsible for six cases of E. coli in Ohio.
That's up from the three previous confirmed cases that infected three women from Mahoning County.
The Ohio Department of Health tells 21 News that the three new cases were reported in Summit County where three people ranging in age from 7 to 15 became ill on April 27.
One of the three children were hospitalized but later released.
Neither the Mahoning County Board of Health nor Summit County Public Health have been able to confirm how or where the exposure occurred, according to state health officials.
21 News has reached out to the Ohio Department of Health and is waiting learn where the three new cases were reported.
The number of cases in Pennsylvania rose from 20 to 21 over the past week.
Nationwide, 23 more people and three more states were added to the list of confirmed cases; putting the total number of incidents in the U.S. At 172 since the outbreak was first reported on April 10.
Illnesses started on dates ranging from March 13 to May 2 with victims ranging in age from 1 to 88 years old. Sixty-five percent of ill people are female.
Of 157 people with information available, 75 have been hospitalized, including 20 people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure. One death was reported from California.
Most people infected with E. coli develop diarrhea (often bloody), severe stomach cramps and vomiting.
Prejudice directed at older people results in $63 billion in excess health costs each year in the United States, a new study claims.
More >>Prejudice directed at older people results in $63 billion in excess health costs each year in the United States, a new study claims.
More >>If you live in Maine and you've never experienced hay fever, new research predicts that climate change has an unwelcome surprise in store for you.
More >>If you live in Maine and you've never experienced hay fever, new research predicts that climate change has an unwelcome surprise in store for you.
More >>Researchers seeking the elusive fountain of youth are shining the spotlight on protein.
More >>Researchers seeking the elusive fountain of youth are shining the spotlight on protein.
More >>People with celiac disease must follow a very restrictive diet, but an experimental vaccine may offer many of them the freedom to eat more normally.
More >>People with celiac disease must follow a very restrictive diet, but an experimental vaccine may offer many of them the freedom to eat more normally.
More >>More than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, but 90 percent of them don't know they have it, medical experts say.
More >>More than one-third of Americans have prediabetes, but 90 percent of them don't know they have it, medical experts say.
More >>Head-size measurements can help screen for long-term IQ problems in very premature or very low birth weight babies, researchers say.
More >>Head-size measurements can help screen for long-term IQ problems in very premature or very low birth weight babies, researchers say.
More >>There's bad news for heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who'd like to stop taking their meds.
More >>There's bad news for heart failure patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who'd like to stop taking their meds.
More >>Yoga has many benefits, from increasing flexibility to reducing stress.
More >>Yoga has many benefits, from increasing flexibility to reducing stress.
More >>The long-term effects of head injuries in football players begin at a young age, a new study finds.
More >>The long-term effects of head injuries in football players begin at a young age, a new study finds.
More >>Dietary fiber is a unique component of many foods. It has no actual nutrients yet helps ward off a host of diseases and has even been associated with lower body weight.
More >>Dietary fiber is a unique component of many foods. It has no actual nutrients yet helps ward off a host of diseases and has even been associated with lower body weight.
More >> | 
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2018 WFMJ. All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms |
