# Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing outbreak — California, 2023-10
> **Food** · Confirmed · 44 ill / 10 hosp / 1 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-fdd463d2f688
- **Date:** 2023-10
- **State:** California
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Escherichia coli, Shiga toxin-producing (O157:H7)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Sit-down dining
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 44
- **Hospitalizations:** 10
- **Deaths:** 1
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** guacamole
- **Contaminated ingredient:** —
- **IFSAC category:** N/A

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