What to know after 1 dead, dozens sickened in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

Dozens of people across the U.S. have contracted E. coli traced to ingredients in McDonald's Quarter Pounders, according to the CDC.

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[ChiRusNkFUSA]

This happens right after Trump works there.

[STXJRB]

If Trump had not served in a McDonalds for his campaign stop this would have never been news.

[robertlawrence]

They jumped on this but failed to mention the HUGE 10, 000, 000 lbs chicken recall 7 days ago with multiple brands effected across a wide range of retailers.

[AugustGuadagnoli]

Junk food kills you, change your diet, change your life, wake up America

[dustinl]

We’re living in fucked times aren’t we

[White_Hell_Days]

This isn't suspicious at all. Where's the live reporter?

[RafaelHernández-wq]

I'ma go buy me one right now I'll keep you guys updated

[Josh-yrgd]

Notice they never gave a time frame on when this happened. We don't know for sure if this occured over the last year. Something doesn't seem right about this, given the timing after Trump was at McDonald's. The news media has a way of telling statistics without giving the proper context.

[fatimasequeira]

This is a hit job on McD because Trump visited....ABC News you should be ashamed of yourself

[tylerwaffles]

So eating McDonald’s is making people sick…shocker

[edholohan]

Odd coincidence: Trump was working at McD's yesterday

[stanford-nfjk]

I was one of the many kids who got sick from E. Coli from Jack In The Box in late ‘92. I had bloody diarrhea and felt like I was dying. I know this doesn’t count for much, but I still want say that I hope everyone affected recovers.

[rockyhill]

CDC says E.coli linked to beef in central mid-western states. Not Pennsylvania where Trump made french fries.

[surferbri]

Funny you don’t hear this story on all news outlets,

[rh]

This is not the best news to see after I had a Quarter Pounder for lunch today…

[MatthewMurphy-zl]

The funny thing is, you can still go buy one off the menu as of right now, and they probably won't warn anyone that buys it.

[scorpioseason]

How are people getting ecoli when it isn't even real food

[sarenawiebe]

Just for this bs, I'm getting mcdonalds after work

[patrickromano]

I pulled several leg muscles Running to the Comments 😮😅

[kingofthehill]

The cases were reported as early as September 27. States of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have reported people with E. coli symptoms. Of all the states, Colorado has the maximum number of cases, with 26 individuals being diagnosed with the disease. However, the CDC noted that the reported number of cases might be much lesser than the true number of people sickened by E. coli, as many recover without any medical assistance. This also means the disease might not be limited to the 10 states mentioned in the notice.