The Kane County Health Department is sharing information about a multistate E. Coli O103 outbreak.
The Illinois Department of Public Health says the outbreak may be linked to clover sprouts served at Jimmy John's restaurants in December 2019. Six cases have been identified by the Illinois Department of Public Health, and they along with the US Food and Drug Administration are working to identify all areas where the sprouts were distributed.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently reports 14 cases across five states. They are working to determine whether contaminated sprouts were served at other stores or restaurants.
Jimmy John's stores nationwide were instructed to stop serving sprouts on February 22.
The STEC (Shinga-Toxin producing E. Coli) can cause severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea, which may be bloody. Most adults with healthy immune systems will recover in five to seven days. The average incubation period is one to 10 days. Children and the elderly with an STEC infection could possibly face uremia, acute kidney failure, or hemolytic anemia, which destroys red blood cells.
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