Where 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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Where sick people live

This map shows where the 11 people in this E. coli outbreak lived.

This outbreak may not have been limited to the states with known illnesses, and the true number of sick people 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)