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E. coli O145
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Recent E. coli O145 Outbreak in Michigan, Ohio and New York
Our law firm is investigation an E. coli O145 outbreak that has sickened people in Michigan, Ohio, New York and Tennessee. The outbreak has been linked to Freshway Foods romaine lettuce, and three of the E. coli O145 victims have contracted hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In response to this outbreak, there has been a Freshway Foods recall of lettuce products that were sold to restaurants, cafeterias, and grocery stores, including including Kroger, Giant Eagle, Ingles Market and Marsh, where the recalled lettuce may have been sold at the deli counter or in a “grab and go” salad. Read about a Freshway Foods lawsuit.
E. coli O145 Food Poisoning Information
E. coli O145 is similar to the more prevalent E. coli O157:H7 in that it is an enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). It is the Shiga toxins that can cause serious injury or death. E. coli O145 is part of a group of E. coli serotypes called non-O157 STEC.
E. coli O145 outbreaks have been more of a problem in Europe and Australia, but the O145 strain is becoming an important public health problem in the United States.
Identifying E. coli O145 can be difficult1:
Unlike E. coli O157:H7 strains, which generally do not ferment sorbitol or have b-glucuronidase activity, the non–O157 STEC EHEC (including E. coli O145) do not have identifiable biochemical markers to facilitate screening for these pathogens.
Because identification is difficult, E. coli O145 infections are most likely underreported.
E. coli O145 has been associated with cases of bloody and non-bloody diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The amount of compensation for an E. coli victim is dependent on a number of factors, including the length of the hospital stay, the estimated time for recovery, complications related to the E. coli poisoning (for example, TTP-HUS, HUS kidney failure, HUS brain injury, HUS pancreatitis, HUS seizures, HUS coma, and death), estimated medical expenses into the future, and other factors.
Reference: 1. Fratamico PM, DebRoy C, Miyamoto T, Liu Y, PCR detection of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 in food by targeting genes in the E. coli O145 O-antigen gene cluster and the shiga toxin 1 and shiga toxin 2 genes, Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2009 Jun;6(5):605-11.
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Non-O157 E. coli (Non-O157 STEC)
Non-O157 E. coli can cause serious injury and death, and yet ground beef contaminated with these strains of E. coli are not considered adulterated under federal law. The six most common strains of non-O157 E. coli include E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121 and E. coli O145.
Steak E. coli Outbreak
Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that have been linked to steak served at restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.
Fairbank Farms Beef Recall Lawsuit
Fairbank Farms ground beef products have been associated with E. coli cases in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS
Our law firm has been retained to represent a 3-year-old child who contracted an E. coli infection after visiting an apple orchard/petting zoo in Minnesota. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
E. coli Wrongful Death Settlement
We have recently settled a number of E. coli cases involving victims of various E. coli outbreaks, including a wrongful death claim.
Recent Foodborne Outbreaks
- Taco John's Lawsuit: Taco Johns food poisoning lawsuit information.
- Taco Bell Lawsuit: Information about a Taco Bell food poisoning lawsuit.
- Chipotle Lawsuit: Update on Chipotle food poisoning case and Chipotle lawsuit FAQ.
- Subway Salmonellosis Lawsuit: 34 people were sickened, and 14 of those were hospitalized, all in Illinios.
- Hartmann Dairy E coli Lawsuit Lawyer - 5 people, 4 of them children, contracted E. coli, and one of those developed HUS.
- Freshway Foods lettuce lawsuit - We are representing one of the people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Pasture Maid Creamery Campylobacter: Our lawyers are representing a man who was paralyzed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
- Peppa's E. coli Lawsuit - An E. coli outbreak in Hawaii associated with the restaurant.
- Daniele Salami Lawsuit: Daniele salami (salame) has been linked to a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak.
- Steak E. coli Outbreak: Over 20 people were sickened by blade-tenderized, non-intact steak.
- Fairbank Farms Lawsuit: A multistate E. coli outbreak has been linked to Fairbank Farms hamburger.
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