E. coli spinach cases rise to 173
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_re_us/tainted_spinach"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060920/capt.4b354613c746486cb7d83c060edae76c.tainted_spinach_fx106.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=trQrzafMldEDxc1_0fEwEg--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="An unidentified shopper reaches for bagged lettuce while a produce employee restocks the shelf at a grocery store in Berkeley, Calif. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. The E. coli outbreak spread to two more U.S. states Wednesday, and investigators reported finding contaminated spinach in the refrigerator of one victim. The outbreak has sickened at least 146 people in 23 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One person has died and 76 others have been hospitalized, some with kidney failure.(AP Photo/Benjamin Sklar)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two more cases of illness were blamed Sunday on the outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, raising the number of people sickened to 173, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.</p><br clear="all"/>