Government health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people, all but one of them younger than 18-years-old, across five states. According to reports, the cause of the outbreak may likely be a popular peanut butter alternative.
According to a report from the Huffington Post, six of the people sickened by the E. coli virus were hospitalized, and four are suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome, a life-threatening form of kidney failure that affects approximately five to 10 percent of people infected by the virus. Eleven out of the 12 patients are younger than 18-years-old, and are located in Arizona, California, Maryland, New Jersey, and Oregon.
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