Here’s how it came down, according to the MMWR authors:
Escherichia coli
FIGURE. Number of patients* (N=21) infected with the outbreak strain of Escherichia coli O26, by state of residence — United States, December 2018–May 2019
* California, one; Connecticut, one; Massachusetts, two; Missouri, one; New Jersey, one; New York, seven; Ohio, five; Pennsylvania, two; Rhode Island, one.
The authors: Vasser M, Barkley J, Miller A, et al. “Notes from the Field: Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coliO26 Infections Linked to Raw Flour — the United States, 2019.” MMWR 2021;70:600–601. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7016a4.
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