Oklahoma Outbreak Linked to Country Cottage Restaurant Sickens People in Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester
(This page was updated on September 2, 2008.)
There have been almost daily updates from the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) regarding the Oklahoma E. coli outbreak that has sickened people (at least 206) in Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester.
Most of the people who contracted E. coli infections, ate at the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Health officials have not found the source of the outbreak. The restaurant’s well water has been ruled out as a source.
According to OSDH, this is an outbreak of E. coli 0111 infections (not E. coli O157:H7). One person has died, a 26-year-old man from Pryor, OK. At least 4 children are on dialysis due to renal failure (kidney failure), which resulted from E. coli-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Our law firm has been contacted by people sickened in this outbreak. It is imperative for both medical and legal reasons for people experiencing symptoms of E. coli to seek medical attention. If you or your child is diagnosed with E. coli, you should immediately contact us regarding the additional testing that needs to be done to connect your or your child’s case of E. coli to this outbreak.
Keywords: Oklahoma E. coli, Country Cottage, Locust Grove, OK, Bixby, Pryor, Sand Springs, Locust Grove, Broken Arrow, Peggs, Tulsa, and McAlester, Restaurant Liability.
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