Source of Article: http://www.marlerblog.com/ A On the weekend of September 20 and 21 2008, Ms. Pendelton’s
sorority purchased sandwiches from Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and served
them to members. On September 23, Ms. Pendelton began
to experience severe gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, abdominal
cramps, and diarrhea; by September 24, her diarrhea had become bloody. On
September 26, Ms. Pendelton sought medical care at
the emergency room, where she was hydrated, given pain medication, and
released. Overnight, her symptoms continued to worsen and when she returned
to the hospital on September 27, she was admitted. She remained hospitalized
until October 2, where her E. coli O157:H7 infection was confirmed. She
continues to experience symptoms of her illness. Boulder County Health officials have linked Ms. Pendelton
and 17 other local E. coli infections to the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
restaurant located at “This
outbreak underscores the ominous trend in E. coli cases that we have seen in
the E. coli is often contracted by consuming food or beverage that has been
contaminated by animal (especially cattle) manure. The majority of food borne
E. coli outbreaks has been traced to contaminated ground beef; however leafy
vegetables that have been contaminated in fields or during processing have
been increasingly identified as the source of outbreaks, as have
unpasteurized milk and cheese, unpasteurized apple juice and cider, alfalfa
and radish sprouts, orange juice, and even water. There have also been
outbreaks associated with petting zoos and agricultural fairs. |
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