CDC Says 9 More People Added to E. coli Infection Investigation

Nineteen people have been hospitalized, including two people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a type of kidney failure, the agency said. No deaths have been reported.

Evidence collected from the U.S. and Canada indicates that romaine lettuce harvested from the central coastal growing regions of northern and central California is a likely source of the outbreak, the agency added.

The agency also said it continues to advise against the consumption and sale of romaine lettuce harvested from these regions.

The blanket nationwide U.S. public health warning for consumers, precipitated by an E. coli outbreak, was first issued last month by the U.S. FDA and the CDC.