McDonald's hit by major E Coli outbreak with one dead and dozens sick- as chain pulls popular burger

A antheral successful Colorado has died aft catching E coli from a McDonald's burger, wellness officials announced.

The CDC said Tuesday that 49 radical successful 10 states person been sickened from the aforesaid strain of E coli, a deadly bacteria affects astir 100,000 Americans a year.

All affected patients had eaten astatine McDonald's earlier getting sick, and astir specifically mentioned ordering the chain's fashionable Quarter Pounder. 

The circumstantial contaminated constituent has not been identified, but investigators are focusing connected the slivered onions and the beef patty, which person been pulled from stores successful the affected states. 

A kid has besides been hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), an corruption that leads to kidney harm successful up to 1 successful 7 E coli patients. 

No further details person been released astir the Colorado antheral oregon the child.

The CDC reported that astir radical Colorado (27) oregon Nebraska (9).

E. coli are bacteria typically recovered successful the intestines of animals specified arsenic cattle, goats, sheep, and deer. While astir are harmless, immoderate tin origin a big of gastrointestinal symptoms, including tummy cramps, bloody diarrhea, and vomiting. 

The bacteria tin beryllium recovered successful nutrient and h2o contaminated by feces from infected animals. 

E coli sickens astir 95,000 Americans per twelvemonth and kills astir 100. 

The patients successful the existent outbreak were infected with strain O157:H7, the astir communal strain successful humans.