CDC reports E.Coli infections linked to lettuce distributed from Yuma

UPDATE (2:52 P.M.)

Eight Idaho residents have reported of becoming ill with E. coli infections, according to KPVI in Pocatello, ID.

KPVI reported that all eight individuals ate romaine lettuce 10 days prior to becoming ill. Three people have been hospitalized, and two have developed kidney failure in connection with the E. coli infection.

No deaths have been linked to the outbreak.

ORIGINAL COVERAGE

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have collected information on chopped romaine lettuce from Yuma, Ariz. that could be contaminated with E. coli and make people sick.

The CDC is advising consumers anywhere in the United States who have store-bought chopped romaine lettuce at home, including salads and salad mixes containing copped romaine lettuce, to immediately throw it away even if it was eaten and no one has gotten sick.

The CDC is also advising consumers to ask if the lettuce was transported from Yuma, Ariz. when purchasing or eating it at a restaurant.

If you can not confirm the source or distributor do not buy or eat it.

The CDC reports that as of April 12th, 35 people have been infected with the outbreak and have been reported from 11 states. Approximately 22 people have been hospitalized, including three people who have developed a type of kidney failure.

No deaths have been reported and no cases have been reported out of California or Arizona.

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CDC said that illnesses started on dates ranging from March 22, to March 31 and people affected range from 12 to 84 years of age.

The investigation is ongoing and CDC will provide updates as this story develops.