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# Humboldt County E. Coli Outbreak Investigation Suspended
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/12/humboldt-county-e-coli-outbreak-investigation-suspended/
- Published: 2013-12-14T00:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-31T01:27:41.000Z
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: Foodborne Illness Investigations, Foodborne Illness Outbreaks, E. coli, E. coli O157:H7, Humboldt County, HUS, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 08:58

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Public health officials in California’s Humboldt County have suspended an investigation into five related E. coli illnesses because they do not have enough evidence to determine a common food source, according to the Eureka [Times-Standard](http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci%5F24716208/public-health-suspends-e-coli-investigation-source-infection?ref=foodsafetynews.com). The particular strain of E. coli O157:H7 affecting the patients had not been found in any other cases in California. Those affected also fell ill over a relatively long period between July and October. Four of the five cases developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal kidney disease associated with severe E. coli infections. One of those patients was Humboldt County Supervisor Estelle Fennell, who told the Times-Standard she was hospitalized for three weeks. Each of the patients reported eating leafy greens before falling ill, but investigators could not trace those claims back to a single source.