Two cases of E. coli in central Missouri were confirmed today, bringing the total to seven people in the area who have recently been sickened by the same bacterial strain, state health officials said.
The patients include a 2-year-old from Boone County who is hospitalized with complications from the infection.
All three patients from Boone County, including the 2-year-old, reported consuming raw (unpasteurized) dairy products, according to a county health spokeswoman.
There are two reported cases from Cooper County and one each in Howard and Camden counties, state health officials said. The state also named raw dairy products as a common factor in some but not all of the patients' diets.
To read the rest of the story, please go to: Post Dispatch
