State and federal public health officials are working with the University of Arkansas on what appears to be an outbreak of E. Coli infections.
During a news conference this afternoon, a spokesman from the Arkansas Department of Health said four people were hospitalized. Also, about 100 students from the university responded to an email saying they currently have or have recently had symptoms.
The total number of confirmed outbreak patients has not been released.
The spokesman said the outbreak seems limited to the Northeast part of the state. He also said the state department and university officials are working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the outbreak.
The spokesman said health officials believe the outbreak started about a week ago.
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