# Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing outbreak — Multistate, 2018-10
> **Food** · Confirmed · 62 ill / 25 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-ce4fd63e6cd3
- **Date:** 2018-10
- **State:** Multistate
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing (O157:H7)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Private home/residence;Restaurant: Sit-down dining
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 62
- **Hospitalizations:** 25
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** romaine lettuce, leaf
- **Contaminated ingredient:** romaine lettuce
- **IFSAC category:** Vegetable Row Crops

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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