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Only 1 Of 5 Colorado Cases Linked To National E. coli Outbreak
Gunnison Case Only One Related
POSTED: 12:52 pm MDT September 22, 2006
UPDATED: 2:35 pm MDT September 22, 2006
DENVER -- Officials at the Colorado Health Department said Friday that of the five reported E. coli cases in Colorado, only one is linked to a multistate outbreak related to raw spinach.Department spokesman Mark Salley said the one case that was confirmed to be related to the 23-state outbreak was out of Gunnison County. A resident there was sickened after eating spinach.Two cases from Boulder County and two cases from Denver were also tested by health officials but they were not related.
State and federal investigators are focusing their hunt for the origin of the bacteria to farms in California's greater Salinas Valley. One person has died in the outbreak while investigators are looking into three other deaths. At least 150 people have been sickened by this strain of E. coli.
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Previous Stories:
- September 21, 2006: Denver E. Coli Cases Not Part Of Outbreak
- September 19, 2006: State Confirms Spinach-Related E. coli Case
- September 18, 2006: Test Results From E. coli Cases Due This Week
- September 17, 2006: CU Student May Have E. coli Illness After Eating Spinach
- September 17, 2006: E. coli Affects Local Restaurants
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