A total of 25 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O26 have been reported from 8 states.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control says results of the epidemiologic and traceback investigations indicate eating raw clover sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants is the likely cause of this outbreak.
March 8, 2012

The 11 new ill persons have been reported from Alabama, Michigan, and Ohio. Of the 24 ill persons with available information, 21 (87%) reported consuming sprouts at Jimmy John’s restaurants in the 7 days preceding illness.