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× Oregon children infected with E. coli in soy nut butter outbreakPORTLAND, Ore. — Two children in Oregon have been infected with E. coli in an outbreak connected to a soy nut butter. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says eight people have been hospitalized and five have suffered kidney failure. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports neither sibling in Clackamas County had to be hospitalized, according to Dr. Paul Cieslak, medical director of acute and communicable disease at the Oregon Public Health Division. A child in Washington state developed kidney failure, according to Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer representing the family. The outbreak has spread to nine states, affecting 16 people.

2 Oregon children infected with E. coli in soy nut butter outbreak

Two children in Oregon have been infected with E. coli in an outbreak linked to a soy nut butter. Oregon epidemiologists investigating the case here recovered the soy nut butter from the family's home. He's concerned that other soy nut butters under other labels could be on the marketplace and potentially contaminated. Besides Oregon, health officials have identified four cases in both California and Arizona, and one each in Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington state and Wisconsin. The CDC said that 15 of the 16 people reported they had either eaten the nut butter at home, been at a facility that served it or attended a day care where both products were served.

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