FDA – it was Romaine Lettuce – Sickened 89 with E. coli, hospitalized 1/2 – several with HUS – 1 dead – but that is all we will say

That sure is “radical transparency.”

On November 25, 2024, PulseNet coded an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 2411MOEXH-2. At the time of closing, this investigation included 89 cases across 15 states: AR (2), CO (1), IL (7), IN (8), KS (1), KY (1), MO (50), MT (1), ND (2), NE (3), OH (8), PA (1), SD (1), TN (1), WI (2), all related within 0-4 alleles by cgMLST. Isolation dates ranged from November 7, 2024, to December 1, 2024. Reported onset dates (n=83) ranged from November 4, 2024, to November 30, 2024. Ages ranged from 4 to 90 years with a median age of 24. Sixty of 88 cases (68%) were female. Outcome information was available for 74 cases, of which 36 (49%) were hospitalized. There were 7 reported cases of HUS, and 1 death attributed to this outbreak.

It gets even less transparent.

https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/10/2025-10840-HFP-Additional-Records-re-Romaine-Lettuce-Outbreak_Redacted.pdf

https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/10/2411MOEXH-2-Romaine-E.-coli-FDA-Records.pdf

https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2025/10/2411MOEXH-2-Romaine-CO-DPHE-Records.pdf

Yes, there was a WGS Match E. coli Outbreak

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