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Ladies' Tea at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, OK May Hold Key to Source of E. coli 0111 Outbreak

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

As part of the investigation into the E. coli 0111 outbreak linked to the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), the Tulsa Health Department, and a team from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating an event catered by the Country Cottage restaurant at the Bethany Free Will Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, OK on Aug. 16. According to the OSDH, about 250 persons attended the event. At least 30 of the attendees have reported illness with diarrhea and other symptoms. According to news reports, one attendee at the event (an annual ladies’ tea) has been diagnosed with E. coli.

The number of confirmed cases of E. coli 0111 associated with the Country Cottage continues to grow. OSDH reports that at least 291 persons have confirmed cases of E. coli 0111. Of that number, 227 were adults and 46 were children; the ages of 18 cases have not yet been identified. One person has died.

At least 67 persons have been hospitalized, including 16 who have received dialysis treatment after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can cause E. coli-associated kidney failure. Of that number, nine were children and seven were adults.

We are representing a victim of this Oklahome E. coli 0111 outbreak and her family. The victim is a toddler who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). To contact us about a Country Cottage lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free), e-mail attorney Fred Pritzker, or submit our online form for a free consultation.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on September 15, 2008 (boomark / email).