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Colquitt County, Georgia E. coli
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Our law firm has filed a lawsuit against Nebraska Beef, Ltd. and Kroger Co. on behalf of a victim of the E. coli outbreak that has been linked to Nebraska Beef, Ltd. ground beef components. Contact us regarding the lawsuit: call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free) or email attorney Fred Pritzker.
The information below is from a July 17, 2008 press release issued by the Southwest Georgia Public Health District.
E. coli Outbreak in Georgia Linked to Nebraska Beef, Ltd. Ground Beef Components
Kroger Ground Beef and the Barbecue Pit in Moultrie
CDC confirmation: Colquitt County E. coli cases officially part of the multi-state outbreak
The CDC is now citing 4 Colquitt County cases as part of a multi-state outbreak linked to beef infected with E. coli 0157.
"The number of lab-confirmed E. coli cases associated with the Colquitt County outbreak remains at eight, with four presumed cases," Grant said. "That number has not changed. The lab-confirmed cases are undergoing additional testing to determine whether they also match the multi-state case definition. Testing results are expected later this week."
The Colquitt County cases are the only cases related to the national outbreak found in Georgia by disease investigators, she said. All confirmed and presumed cases involve people who ate at the Barbecue Pit, located at 311 First Ave., S.E. in Moultrie from mid-June through July 3.
On July 3, the Barbecue Pit restaurant closed voluntarily as disease investigators looked for the source of the illness. The break in the investigation occurred when bacteria in one of the confirmed cases matched the strain of E. coli in the disease outbreak in Michigan and Ohio.
"That match led our team to take a closer look at beef at the Barbecue Pit. We learned [the Barbecue Pit] had recently began purchasing meat from a new distributor, which told them it had acquired beef from Nebraska Beef, which had supplied the beef linked to the Ohio and Michigan outbreak," Grant said. "We had been awaiting official confirmation that the Colquitt County outbreak was part of the bigger outbreak, and now we have it."
Earlier this week, disease investigators reported a slowdown in the number of new patients seeking treatment at Colquitt Regional Medical Center and other local healthcare providers. It can take as long as 10 days before people exposed to E. coli begin having symptoms.
Symptoms of E. coli include stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, which is often bloody. A complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) may develop in patients with severe E. coli infections. The Colquitt County disease cluster included four patients with HUS, Grant said.
Summary of Georgia E. coli Outbreak of 2008:
- Our law firm is representing 3 people sickened in this outbreak. All of them ate at the Barbecue Pit in Moultrie, Georgia.
- Our law firm has filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co. and Nebraska Beef, Ltd. on behalf of a victim of the multistate outbreak. Contact attorney Fred Pritzker about this lawsuit.
- There are 8 cases of E. coli O157:H7 confirmed in Colquitt County, Georgia.
- There are 4 presumed cases of E. coli O157:H7 in Colquitt County, Georgia.
- The CDC has included 4 of the 8 confirmed E. coli cases in their most recent report on the multistate outbreak.
- All of the confirmed and presumed cases of E. coli in Colquitt County, Georgia involve people who ate at the Barbecue Pit, located at 311 First Ave., S.E. in Moultrie from mid-June through July 3.
- Kroger recalled an undetermined amount of ground beef in response to this multistate outbreak (Kroger Recall).
- Nebraska Beef, Ltd. recalled over 5 million pounds of beef trim and other ground beef components in response to this multistate outbreak (Nebraska Beef Recall).
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