Oregon resident infected with E. coli after eating raw milk cheese linked to Washington creamery

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon resident has tested positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli after eating unpasteurized aged cheese made by a Washington state creamery, health officials said.

Samples of leftover cheese from Twin Sisters Creamery matched the same E. coli strain that sickened two residents of Whatcom County, Wash., who had indirect exposure to cheese from the same company, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

In total, three people became infected between Sept. 5 and Sept. 16. One person was hospitalized, and at least one patient is a child younger than 5 years old, officials said.

The resident in Oregon reported consuming the cheese prior to getting any symptoms.

The cheese was made from raw, unpasteurized milk aged for at least 60 days — a process requi