McDonald’s linked to deadly bacteria

McDonald’s in the U.S. is at the centre of a deadly E. coli outbreak,
linked to its Quarter Pounder burger, which has killed one
person and made dozens of other customers ill

McDonald’s Quarter Pounder
burger is unavailable in some
U.S. states after outbreak
of E. coli O157:H7
variant

Withdrawn: Quarter
Pounder beef patty

Withdrawn: FDA believes
source of bacteria is
slivered onions from
one supplier

UNITED STATES

MONTANA

WYOMING
UTAH
COLORADO KANSAS
NEBRASKA
WISCONSIN
IOWA
MISSOURI
OREGON

INFECTIONS
1-3 4-9 10-26

McDONALD’S SHARE
PRICE ($)

4pm
Oct
21

4pm
Oct
22

9am
Oct
22

320
310
300
290
280

5AM, OCT 23
$295.90

4PM, OCT 21
$314.73

As of 1200GMT, Oct 23, there are 49 known infections. One older
person has died and 10 others are in hospital, including child with
complications from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – condition that
damages blood vessels and can cause deadly clots

Sources: Bloomberg, CDC, Yahoo! Finance, McDonald’s Picture: McDonald’s

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