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Oklahoma E. coli 0111 Outbreak Sickens over 100 People and Kills One

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) that it has identified E. coli 0111 from laboratory specimens CDC has analyzed as part of the ongoing investigation into the diarrheal illness outbreak in northeastern Oklahoma linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma.

According to the OSDH, at least 116 persons have become ill as a result of the E. coli 0111outbreak, including 87 adults and 29 children.

“This is a rare type of E. coli that is not normally found in an outbreak this large,” said State Epidemiologist Dr. Kristy Bradley.

According to health investigators, most of the people sickened in this E. coli 0111 outbreak ate at the Country Cottage restaurant during the time period of August 15 through August 23. The OSDH has not found the source of this Oklahoma E. coli outbreak. Legally, even if a specific source is not found in an outbreak linked to a restaurant, that does not prevent those sickened from seeking compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost income and other damages from the restaurant.  Contact our law firm about restaurant liability. To contact the firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), email attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on August 29, 2008 (boomark / email).