Beef products are probably the
cause, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From June 27 to September 4,
seven people ages one to 74 from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and
Massachusetts contracted E. coli O157:H7.
No deaths have been reported,
but five of the seven have been hospitalized, the CDC reported.
The CDC, the Department of
Agriculture and multiple states are investigating the outbreak, which was
traced to the Adams Farm Slaughterhouse in Athol, Massachusetts.
The company has recalled beef,
veal and bison products.
