US CDC: 80 % of patients with E. coli epidemic in the United States have eaten specific foods before 80 % of patients who report

Overseas Network, September 4th. Comprehensive American Broadcasting Corporation and the New York Post reported on the 3rd. The E. coli epidemic related to the American fast food giant Wendy ’s has spread to six states in the United States, and 97 people were infected.The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned that the epidemic may be more serious than the report.

The New York Post stated that some patients were seriously ill and 43 were hospitalized, and 10 of them had hemolytic uremia syndrome, which was a serious complication that could cause renal failure.There have been no death cases.The US CDC report said that although the specific food has not yet been confirmed that the specific food is the source of the epidemic, 81%of patients said they had eaten burgers and lettuce sandwiches at the Wimnesum Restaurant before they became ill.The US CDC also said that the number of real patients in the epidemic may be higher than the number of people mentioned in the report, and the epidemic may not only be limited to the currently known states.

According to US CDC data, about one -sixth of Americans each year infected with food -oriented diseases due to at least 31 known pathogens and other unknown pathogens, and about 3,000 people died.(Overseas Network/Wang Shanning)