Multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people

CBS News - US and KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedWisconsin and Minnesota are among the states impacted the most by the outbreak, which has now led to a recall alert.

What changedThe left frames it as "Alfalfa sprouts recalled after E. coli, salmonella outbreak sickens dozens". The center frames it as "Multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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43WORDING GAP

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Alfalfa sprouts recalled after E. coli, salmonella outbreak sickens dozens". The center frames it as "Multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people".

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Aug 21, 8:56 PM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Aug 21, 10:56 PM: CBS News - US joined the source map.

Aug 21, 11:41 PM: NBC News - US News joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 43/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

CBS News - US48m ago

Alfalfa sprouts recalled after E. coli, salmonella outbreak sickens dozens

An outbreak of E. coli and salmonella that has sickened dozens of people across 15 states has been linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, federal health officials said Friday.

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NBC News - US News28m ago

CDC investigates cases of salmonella and E.coli linked to alfalfa sprouts

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating dozens of cases of salmonella and E.coli linked to alfalfa sprouts. The cases were concentrated in the Midwest, with two peop...

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)2h ago

Multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts sickens 55 people

Wisconsin and Minnesota are among the states impacted the most by the outbreak, which has now led to a recall alert.

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