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McDonald’s linked to E. coli outbreak that left 1 dead, dozens sick in US

Health authorities have yet to determine the specific ingredient that may have caused the outbreak [Charly Triballeau/AFP]

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s quarter pounder hamburgers has sickened dozens of people in the United States, including one fatally, health officials have said.

At least 49 people have fallen ill in 10 states, with most cases concentrated in Colorado and Nebraska, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

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