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Lawsuit filed in The
parents of a 9-year-old girl who became sick after eating at a October
22, 2008 Source
of Article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008297807_webecoli22m.html The parents of a 9-year-old girl who became sick after
eating at a In the lawsuit, Ray and Allison Riojas
claim that their daughter became severely ill after eating chips, salsa,
guacamole, a chicken enchilada, rice and beans at Ixtapa
restaurant, which the Snohomish Health District has linked to an outbreak of
E. coli that has sickened more than a dozen people. On Oct. 14, the girl lost her appetite, had diarrhea and by
Oct. 16 had been taken twice to According to the lawsuit, the girl tested positive for the
same strain of E. coli suspected for causing the illness in 13 others who
reported dining at Ixtapa earlier this month. The lawsuit was filed by the law firm of Bill Marler, a Thirteen of 17 cases of E. coli contamination in The 13 people ate at Ixtapa
Restaurant, The Mexican restaurant was closed Tuesday and is
cooperating with health inspectors, who will oversee its sanitizing and
disposal of opened food products, Pate said. The restaurant staff declined to comment Tuesday. The cases were first reported last week. Two people were
hospitalized briefly, but both are now recovering at home. The 13 people who
became ill after eating at the restaurant range in age from 9 to 75. Health
inspectors continue to interview those who became ill to determine what
sickened them. Of the four others believed to have E. coli, three of them
have no connection to the restaurant. The other has not yet been interviewed,
Pate said. Where they may have contacted E. coli is unknown. "It's possible for people who have E. coli to shed the
E. coli for several days" and infect others, Pate said. "That's why
we jump on this so quickly. "The solution is so simple," she said. "Wash
your hands." Outbreaks historically have been associated with
undercooked hamburger, raw-milk consumption, lake swimming, petting zoos and
day-care centers. In |
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