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1 Dead, At Least 41 Hospitalized in Oklahoma
Wednesday,
August 27, 2008
Source of Article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,411883,00.html
State health
officials are confirming a type of E. coli bacteria has been found in 10
patients who were sickened by a severe illness in northeastern
The outbreak killed 26-year-old Chad Ingle
and at least 41 people have been hospitalized and several children are
undergoing dialysis because of kidney failure.
Laboratory specimens will be sent to the federal Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention for further analysis.
Health officials say many who became sick ate at the
Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove but the restaurant has not been
pinpointed as the site of the outbreak.
The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays and
voluntarily closed yesterday and today as the investigation continues.
The illnesses are a very severe and bloody diarrhea with
symptoms also including vomiting and severe abdominal cramping.
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