MICHIGAN, USA — The E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has reached Michigan.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as of Oct. 24, 75 people were infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7.
A map created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that two of those people currently live in Michigan.
Other states affected are Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Illnesses began on dates between Sept. 27 and Oct. 10.
The FDA said of the 61 people with the illness who had information available, 22 have been hospitalized and two people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, which is a condition that can cause kidney failure.
One older adult in Colorado has died.
According to the FDA, of the 42 people that were interviewed, all of them reported eating McDonald's and 39 of them reported eating a beef hamburger.
The FDA said it's using all of its available resources and testing to confirm if onions are the source of the outbreak.
Taylor Farms, the supplier of slivered onions for the affected McDonald's locations, has issued a voluntary recall. Customers who received the recalled onions were notified directly.
The FDA isn't aware of any cases or affected products outside of the United States.
Updates will be provided by the FDA as they become available.
