WRAL Health reporter explains recent E. coli outbreak in onions

McDonald's says the source of its E. coli outbreak are onions served on the Quarter Pounder hamburger. There are no cases in North Carolina but more restaurants are pulling onions off their menu items. WRAL Health Reporter Grace Hayba explains this outbreak and shares an update on cases of a parasitic illness now tied to onions that did affect people in our state.

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