When People Got Sick: E. coli Outbreak, March 2026

Key points

This outbreak is over. CDC, FDA, and public health officials in three states investigated a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections linked to raw cheddar cheese and raw milk sold by Raw Farm, LLC. Over half of the illnesses in this outbreak were in children under 5.

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When people got sick

This chart shows when the 9 people in this E.coli outbreak got sick.

The true number of sick people in this outbreak was also likely much higher than the number reported. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for E. coli.

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Content Source:
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)