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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Victoria Bekiempis

One dead in multi-state E coli outbreak tied to US McDonald’s quarter pounders

a cheeseburger
McDonald's quarter pounder. Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP

An E coli outbreak that resulted in at least one death has been linked to McDonald’s quarter pounder hamburgers, US public health authorities said on Tuesday.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there have been 49 cases in this sandwich-related outbreak which spans 10 states. Ten people have been hospitalized in this onset of cases.

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