Outbreaks
Ambassador Restaurant E. coli Outbreak
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department linked at least seven E. coli O157:H7 illnesses to The Ambassador Restaurant in Houghton, Michigan in late 2011. The illnesses occurred over the 2011 Christmas holiday. Health officials have stated that a ill food handler working at The Ambassador was to blame for the outbreak.4 of the 7confirmed cases had to be hospitalized, though it wasunclear if any had hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). No deaths occurred.