When People Got Sick: E. coli outbreak, Raw Cheddar Cheese - March 2024

Key points

  • Epidemiologic data showed that Raw Farm brand raw cheddar cheese made people sick in this outbreak.
  • To reduce your risk of foodborne illness, choose pasteurized dairy products.
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When people got sick

This chart shows when the 11 people in this E. coli outbreak got sick.

The true number of sick people in this outbreak was likely much higher than the number reported. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for E. coli.

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)