Weeks into explosive diarrhea outbreak, sluggish CDC plans response team
Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.
Reports of cases began in June, and the national tally is now nearing 23,000.
The short version
- Michigan health officials reported the two deaths Monday, and The Washington Post first reported Tuesday that federal health officials have expanded a list of states with linked cases from nine to 15 .
- But those updates still have not appeared on public outbreak pages for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Food and Drug Administration , and Americans are struggling to understand the risk of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Cases in the outbreak began in June.
What happened
Michigan’s cases are linked to those in eight other states. FDA’s traceback investigations linked the cases in those nine states to Taylor Farms’ shredded iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico and distributed to Taco Bell restaurants, as well as other restaurants, retailers, and food distributors.
Why it matters
The nine states in addition to Michigan are: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
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