Two more diseases have been identified in one e coli The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that the outbreak is linked to unpasteurized cheese and milk. The manufacturer of the products, California-based Raw Farms, continues to deny the link and has declined to issue a recall.
At least nine people in three states have become ill, according to the FDA, an increase of two cases since the outbreak was announced earlier this month. Three of the nine cases required hospitalization, and one person developed a life-threatening complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, which causes a type of kidney failure.
Outbreak investigators have interviewed eight of the nine people who fell ill. All eight reported consuming unpasteurized dairy. One person could not recall any brand, but the remaining seven recalled Raw Farms products. Five people ate Raw Farm’s raw cheddar and two people drank Raw Farm’s raw milk. Whole genome sequencing of e coli Samples isolated from patients show high similarity, suggesting that they come from a common source.
The FDA highlighted that the people sickened in this outbreak are young, with more than half of them under the age of 5. Children under 5 years of age are especially vulnerable to serious complications, including hives. e coli In this outbreak, which is Shiga toxin-producing e colior STEC.
In an infection, STEC makes its way into the intestines and penetrates the mucosal layer, where it begins to secrete a toxin. The toxin can bind to a receptor on certain cells (GB3) and shut down protein production, causing the cell to die and trigger inflammation. Moving towards the husband, the venom enters the bloodstream and takes on the ability to destroy cells throughout the body. But the small blood vessels in the kidneys – which have the highest prevalence of receptor Gb3 – are the most vulnerable. When filled with toxin, the small blood vessels in the kidneys become damaged, red blood cells burst, platelets form clots, and the vessels begin to close completely, causing parts of the kidney to die and the body to lose red blood cells and platelets.
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