E. coli warning issued on ground beef
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First it was salmonella in tomatoes, now it’s E. coli in beef. The USDA has announced that Nebraska beef is recalling nearly 600,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
That strain originates in the intestines of cows and is passed to humans through meat contaminated by cow feces.
It can cause inflammation of intestines, abdominal pain and severe cramps and diarrhea. Although most people recover, 5 percent to 10 percent of victims develop hemolytic uremic syndrome, a life-threatening complication recognized as the most common cause of kidney failure in childhood.
E. coli and other food-borne pathogens cause an estimated 76 million cases of human illness annually in the United States. More than 325,000 people are hospitalized each year and there are up to 5,000 deaths – mostly children and the elderly, according to the CDC.
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