McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers have been linked to an E. coli outbreak spanning ten states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday.

The CDC said in an alert that it has launched an investigation after 49 people reported getting sick eating Quarter Pounders. There have been ten hospitalizations and one death linked to the outbreak.

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<div><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/343/192/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/686/384/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/672/378/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/1344/756/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/931/523/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/1862/1046/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <source media="(min-width: 1280px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/720/405/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/1440/810/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2024/10/931/523/gettyimages-660695052-594x594-1.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div><p><span>EFFINGHAM, IL - MARCH 30: A Quarter Pounder hamburger is served at a McDonald's restaurant on March 30, 2017 in Effingham, Illinois. McDonald's announced today that it will start making the burger with fresh beef patties instead of the frozen beef th</span></p></div>

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McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers have been linked to an E. coli outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an alert on Tuesday.{ai:summary}<p>An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder hamburgers has affected ten states, with 49 reported illnesses, ten hospitalizations, and one death. The CDC is investigating the situation. </p><p>McDonald's has previously announced a shift to fresh beef patties for this burger. #health</p>

McDonald's linked to E. coli outbreak, CDC says

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