The Washoe County Health District says it’s currently investigating eight reported cases of E. coli.
Spokesman Phil Ulibarri says the health district was notified of the cases on Wednesday, November 4th with six cases affiliated with the Twisted Fork restaurant in south Reno, which remains opens for business.
There was no immediate information on the remaining two reported cases.
Health officials say these eight cases are not related to the current cases being investigated in El Dorado County at High Hill Ranch, or Chipotle restaurants.
Channel 2 spoke with Twisted Fork General Manager Joe Clements, who told us they were made aware of the possible connection about ten days ago, and that the customers ate at the establishment at different times over the course of a month, and all ate different foods. Clements says none of their employees are sick, and that they don’t know where this issue initiated. He says they are cooperating fully with the Health District’s investigation, and says it’s still too early in the investigation to pinpoint a possible source.
He told us, “Our overwhelming concern is for the health of the people who are sick…It’s a horrible situation but we are complying fully with whatever the health department needs.”