The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the outbreak on Tuesday. It says infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11.

McDonald's shares have dropped after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an outbreak of E.Coli has been linked to its Quarter Pounder burgers. The government agency said 49 cases of E.

Nearly 50 people across 10 states have been sickened by an E.coli outbreak that has been linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Oct. 22, 49 people have been infected with the strain of E.coli linked to McDonald’s hamburgers.

All of those who got sick reported eating at McDonald’s, and “most” said they had Quarter Pounder hamburgers, according to the CDC.

The death was reported in an older person in Colorado, and one child has been hospitalized with severe kidney complications, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

The CDC is investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 49 people in 10 states, including one person who has died.

The McDonald's Quarter Pounder is part of a "classics" menu that drives huge sales. The giant says it's temporarily pulling the item from menus.

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) -Shares of McDonald's fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant chain's Quarter Pounder hamburgers resulted in the death of one person and sickened 49 people in the U.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the “severe” E. coli outbreak had infected 49 people, leaving 10 in hospital and one elderly person dead. Everyone interviewed by authorities investigating the outbreak reported having eaten McDonald’s before falling ill.

An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has led to one death, hospitalizations and dozens of illnesses in 10 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.