A multi-state E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce in sandwiches from Wendy’s has grown, with dozens more infections reported in the past week, according to federal health officials.
据联邦卫生官员称，与Wendy’s三明治中的长叶生菜有关的大肠杆菌在多个州爆发，过去一周又报告了数十例感染病例。
Since Aug. 17, when the outbreak was first publicized, 55 more illnesses in the outbreak have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — bringing the total number of reported infections to 84, the agency said Thursday.
美国疾病控制与预防中心周四说，自8月17日首次公布疫情以来，又有55例疫情病例报告给该中心，使报告的感染总数达到84例。
E. coli
n. /ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ/
a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoning 大肠杆菌