27 sick, 1 dead in Colorado after E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder

The CDC said most of the sick people are from Colorado, where 27 people were ill and one person died.

COLORADO, USA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting an E coli. outbreak in 10 states linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. The CDC said 47 people have gotten sick, including 27 in Colorado. The agency said 10 people have been hospitalized and one person in Colorado died.

Everyone interviewed said they ate at McDonald’s before getting sick and specifically mentioned eating a Quarter Pounder hamburger, according to the CDC.

The agency has not identified a specific ingredient linked to the illness, but investigators are focused on the onions and the beef patties. The agency said for the time being, McDonald’s has removed both ingredients from the Quarter Pounder hamburgers from stores in the affected states. The Quarter Pounders may be temporarily unavailable in some states.

E. coli symptoms

According to the CDC, most people infected with E. coli experience the following symptoms:

severe stomach cramp
diarrhea (often bloody)
vomiting

Symptoms usually start three to four days after ingesting the bacteria and most people recover within a week.

The CDC said if you develop severe symptoms of E. coli after eating a Quarter Pounder from McDonald’s, get medical attention and tell the provider what you ate.

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