# Escherichia coli, Enterotoxigenic outbreak — Illinois, 1998-06
> **Food** · Confirmed · 916 ill / 7 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-f17267cdf96e
- **Date:** 1998-06
- **State:** Illinois
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Enterotoxigenic (O6)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Caterer
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 916
- **Hospitalizations:** 7
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** potato salad;macaroni salad
- **Contaminated ingredient:** —
- **IFSAC category:** Multiple

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