2015 United States E. coli outbreak
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| English name | Escherichia coli O157:H7[1] |
|---|---|
| Date | Illnesses started on dates ranging from October 6, 2015 to November 3, 2015.[1] |
| Duration | The outbreak is reported to have concluded.[1] |
| Location | California, Colorado, Missouri, Montana, Utah, Virginia, and Washington |
| Type | Escherichia coli outbreak |
| Cause | Contaminated celery in chicken salad at various retailers |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 19 |
The 2015 United States E. coli outbreak was an incident in the United States involving the spread of Escherichia coli O157:H7 through contaminated celery which was consumed in chicken salad at various large retailers.[1][2] A product recall covering more than one dozen states and over 155,000 products has taken place as a result of the incident.[3]
Nineteen cases of E. coli were linked to the outbreak, across seven states, primarily in the western half of the United States. Of these reported cases, five resulted in hospitalization, with two patients developing hemolytic-uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure; no deaths occurred as a result of the outbreak.[1] This outbreak was therefore the second largest to occur in the U.S. in 2015, behind the far more severe Chipotle outbreak, which totaled about sixty cases.[4]
