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Health officials report one death in E. coli outbreak tied to California pumpkin farm

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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San Luis Obispo County health officials confirmed on Tuesday that one person has died in an E. coli outbreak that officials linked to Brookshire Farms, a pumpkin farm in San Luis Obispo County. The department has not released the person’s age or identity. Officials said five people had laboratory-confirmed E. coli O157 infections after visiting the farm on Oct. 17 or 18, and 10 more people who visited between Oct. 16 and 26 had matching symptoms. Three children needed pediatric intensive care with hemolytic uremic syndrome. The farm reopened on Nov. 6 after a voluntary 10-day shutdown while health officials investigated the source.

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San Luis Obispo County health officials confirmed one death in the E. coli outbreak.
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New York Post
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Fox News
Health officials linked the outbreak to Brookshire Farms, a pumpkin farm in San Luis Obispo County.
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New York Post
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Fox News
Officials said five people had laboratory-confirmed E. coli O157 infections and 10 more had matching symptoms.
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New York Post
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Fox News
Three children needed pediatric intensive care after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome, officials said.
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The farm reopened on Nov. 6 after a voluntary 10-day shutdown while the investigation continued.
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Officials have not released the age or identity of the person who died.
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All sides present report one death in an E. coli outbreak linked to a San Luis Obispo County pumpkin farm. NewsNation’s headline keeps to the death and location, while the right-side outlets add sick children in intensive care and the owner’s reaction.

the left
No coverage yet
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the center
1 outlet
NewsNation’s headline is plain and neutral, stating the death and the California pumpkin farm without adding detail or drama.
Death reported from California pumpkin farm E. Coli outbreak
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the right
2 outlets
Right-side headlines lead with the death and sick children; the New York Post adds drama with ‘claims first victim’ and ‘mysterious turn’, while Fox News, the far-right outlet, stays plainer.
E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids Loaded verb“rushed to ICU”‘Rushed’ adds urgency that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: admitted to intensive careDisagree with this highlight?
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mysterious turnrushed to ICU

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mysterious turnMore neutral: new turn
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coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm that left three kids in the ICU takes mysterious turn as owner speaks out
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rushed to ICUMore neutral: admitted to intensive care
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coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids rushed to ICU
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Death reported from California pumpkin farm E. Coli outbreak
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the death and its toll
children hospitalized in intensive care
the farm owner’s reaction

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Fox NewsFar Right
Death reported in E. coli outbreak linked to California pumpkin patch as more cases emerge
An E. coli outbreak linked to California’s Brookshire Farms has left one person dead, with five confirmed infections and 10 suspected cases.
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E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids Loaded verb“rushed to ICU”‘Rushed’ adds urgency that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: admitted to intensive careDisagree with this highlight?
An E. coli outbreak at a California pumpkin farm has claimed its first victim.
1 day agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
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- E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm that left three kids in the ICU takes mysterious turn as owner speaks out

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1 day later
Its first report, Nov 11, 1:50 PM EST
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New York Post, Nov 10, 1:36 PM EST

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Health officials report one death in E. coli outbreak tied to California pumpkin farm

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Death reported from California pumpkin farm E. Coli outbreak

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Death reported in E. coli outbreak linked to California pumpkin patch as more cases emerge

E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids Loaded verb“rushed to ICU”‘Rushed’ adds urgency that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: admitted to intensive careDisagree with this highlight?

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Death reported from California pumpkin farm E. Coli outbreak

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Death reported in E. coli outbreak linked to California pumpkin patch as more cases emerge

E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids rushed to ICULoaded verb“rushed to ICU”‘Rushed’ adds urgency that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: admitted to intensive careDisagree with this highlight?

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E. coli outbreak at California pumpkin farm claims first victim after three kids Loaded verb“rushed to ICU”‘Rushed’ adds urgency that the reported facts do not state.More neutral: admitted to intensive careDisagree with this highlight?