Cuyahoga County E. coli and HUS outbreak
Outbreak News
On July 3, 2009, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) announced that it was investigating a cluster of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases associated with exposure to E. coli O157:H7 bacteria. HUS is a potentially deadly complication of E. coli O157:H7. In its press release, CCBOH stated that three children had become ill with HUS secondary to E. coli infection; two from Olmstead Falls and one from Strongsville and that two additional HUS cases were still under investigation.
CCBH stated that its investigation had not yet indicated whether the E. coli and HUS cases were associated with current ground beef recalls, including the meat recall by JBS Swift.