CDC announces end of McDonald’s E. coli outbreak

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is over, health officials said Tuesday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it has closed its investigation.

No new cases have been reported in three weeks.

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Nationwide, the final tally of cases was 104. Thirty-four people were hospitalized, and one person died.

Colorado had the most illnesses, with 30, followed by Montana with 19 and Nebraska with 13.

Courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The outbreak began in September, according to the CDC, but wasn’t discovered until October.

Officials traced the E. coli to the onions used on the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder.

Those onions were recalled, and for a time, McDonald’s stopped serving Quarter Pounders altogether at some stores.

At least two Nebraskans who fell ill have sued the fast-food giant.

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