(Ted S. Warren/AP)Five people have died and nearly 200 from about three dozen states have been sickened by E. coli in a growing outbreak that has so far stumped federal investigators. Some told officials that they did not eat romaine lettuce but became ill after close contact with people who had eaten contaminated vegetables, the CDC said. This is the worst outbreak since 2006, when 205 people became ill and five died after contracting E. coli from baby spinach. So far, the outbreak has sickened people ages 12 to 84. Read more:Thousands of pounds of prepackaged salad mixes may have been tainted with E. coli, officials say200 million eggs recalled after nearly two dozen were sickened with salmonella, officials sayWoman was sickened by E. coli after eating contaminated romaine lettuce at Panera Bread, suit says

Source: Washington Post June 02, 2018 20:44 UTC