One person has died and dozens have fallen ill after contracting E.coli from bagged organic carrots.

一名人员因食用袋装有机胡萝卜感染大肠杆菌后死亡，另有数十人患病。



In total, 39 people were infected and 15 taken to hospital in 18 states after they ate the carrots (both whole and baby) sold by Grimmway Farms, which is based in California.

加利福尼亚州的Grimmway Farms出售的胡萝卜（包括普通胡萝卜和水果胡萝卜） 导致18个州共39人感染，其中15人被送往医院。

Most of the people affected live in New York, Minnesota and Washington state, followed by California and Oregon.

受影响人员大多居住在纽约州、明尼苏达州和华盛顿州，其次是加利福尼亚州和俄勒冈州。

Grimmway Farms has recalled the carrots, which are sold under multiple brand names across the United States.

Grimmway Farms已召回在美国各地以多个品牌名称销售的胡萝卜。

And while the carrots are no longer in stores, the Centre for Disease Control has warned people to check their fridges and freezers and throw away any potentially infected carrots.

虽然胡萝卜已不在商店销售， 但疾病控制中心已警告人们检查冰箱和冰柜，丢弃任何可能受感染的胡萝卜。

It is the latest in a series of E.coli outbreaks. In October, more than a hundred US McDonald's customers became unwell in an outbreak linked to slivered onions.

这是大肠杆菌爆发的一系列事件中的最新一起。10月，在美国，与切片洋葱有关的大肠杆菌爆发导致一百多名麦当劳顾客患病。

In June in the UK, one person died in an outbreak linked to lettuce, that also made 275 other people sick.

6月，在英国，与生菜有关的大肠杆菌爆发导致一人死亡，另有275人患病。

Organic walnuts were linked to an outbreak in 19 US states in April.

4月，有机核桃与美国19个州的大肠杆菌爆发有关。

Symptoms of E.coli usually begin three to four days after eating the bacteria and include severe stomach cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting.

大肠杆菌感染症状通常在食用细菌后三到四天开始出现，包括严重胃痛、腹泻和呕吐。

It can be fatal in young children, elderly people and those with weakened immune systems.

大肠杆菌感染对婴幼儿、老年人和免疫系统较弱者可能致命。

                                      素材来源：iYuba