date:Aug 16, 2013
Arizonas two-week-old E. coli outbreak involving Federicos Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield Park, about 20 miles west of Phoenix, continues to expand, according to Maricopa County Health Department spokeswoman Jeanene Fowler.
The total number of people sickened stands at 68 as of Aug. 12, up 16 since the last official count on Aug. 8. The number of people whove required hospitalization grew by five, reaching 23, including two Hemolytic-uremic syndrome cases.
HUS is triggered by the Shiga toxin