date:Sep 25, 2018
inpointed romaine from the Yuma, AZ, growing area as a common denominator for victims in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. At least 210 people in 36 states were eventually confirmed infected, with at least 96 requiring hospitalization. Five patients died.
In mid-May federal officials reported they had found the outbreak strain of the bacteria in water from open canals. Those canals run through and adjacent to romaine growing fields and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs or feedlots). At