Epidemic

1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak

1993 · 39.83° N, 98.58° W

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When
1993
Kind
Epidemic
Coordinates
39.83° N, 98.58° W
Description
Fast food disease outbreak

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1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak

Fast food disease outbreak

The 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak occurred when the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacterium killed 4 children and infected 732 people across four US states. The outbreak involved 73 Jack in the Box restaurants in California, Idaho, Washington, and Nevada, and has been described as "far and away the most infamous food poison outbreak in contemporary history".

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