Excel Ground Beef 2001
Four children, in Georgia, developed E. coli O157:H7 as a result of eating hamburger patties. Three of the children became ill in June after eating hamburger that had been purchased at a Kroger grocery store. This ground beef originated from Excel Corporation, a meat processor and a Cargill subsidiary, and prompted a recall of the beef. In December, a boy in Norcross, Georgia, was infected with the same strain of E. coli O157:H7. The hamburger that he had eaten was purchased at Sam's Club and originated from Excel Corporation. A genetically indistinguishable strain of E. coli O157:H7 was isolated from the hamburger collected from the boy's home.
- Outbreak began:
- June 2001
- Affected Country:
- US
- Affected States/Territories:
- Georgia
- Organism(s):
-
- E. coli O157:H7
- Vehicle(s):
- Beef, Ground Beef, Hamburger
- Molecular Results Available:
- Yes
- Test Results:
- Unknown
- Location(s):
- Grocery Store, Club Store
- Brand Name(s):
- Kroger
- Product Subject to Recall:
- Yes
- Total ill:
- 4
- Number ill by Case Definition Known:
- Yes
- Number Laboratory Confirmed Cases:
- 4
- Number Probable Cases:
- 0
- Number Possible Cases:
- 0
- Anyone Hospitalized:
- Yes
- Number Hospitalized:
- 1
- Any Deaths:
- Unknown
- Number Dead:
- Unknown
- Any References:
- Yes