E. coli bacteria has affected America, hitting several states. Nineteen people have reportedly become ill, NBC News reports.

Federal health officials announced on Tuesday that 19 people from seven states became ill because of the rotisserie chicken salad bought at Costco in Virginia, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Washington D.C., California and Missouri. The rotisserie chicken salad were said to be infected with E. coli bacteria.

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No deaths from the outbreak have been reported.

According to a report by Fox 17, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment disclosed that four cases of the said bacteria have been reported. One person was also hospitalized. All four people affected by E. coli bacteria have now recovered.

In Washington D.C., the E. coli case was reportedly to be "not as serious." However, State Epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist released a statement saying that they are taking the E. coli bacteria seriously and are on the works to determine the source of the virus.

"We take E. coli very seriously in Washington," he said as cited by the news station. "We are working with the CDC and state partners to determine the source."

In another report by CBS DC, six people from Montana were also reported to be affected by it, while there are five in Utah and one in California, Missouri and Virginia.

As stated by Fox 17's report, the E. coli victims bought the rotisserie chicken salad in Costco on late October or early November.

The health departments in each state are now working with Costco, Center for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to identify the source of the contamination. The E. coli strain found in the rotisserie chicken salad was identified as E. coli 157. According to CDC, the strain was likely to be life-threatening especially to children.

The CDC also gave advice to customers who bought rotisserie chicken salad in Costco Stores in US on or before November 20, 2015.

"Consumers who purchased rotisserie chicken salad from any Costco stores in the United States on or before November 20, 2015, should not eat it and should throw it away," CDC advised. "Even if some of the rotisserie chicken salad has been eaten and no one has gotten sick, throw the rest of the product away."

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