NEW : `` We have no expectation that this will spread in our country , '' he added . There have been At least 22 outbreaks of food-borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the Germany says . Sprouts from central U.S. are the likely cause , officials say . More than 2,200 people have died in Europe after an outbreak of a virulent E. coli strain . At least 22 people have been infected .
NEW : There have been At least 22 outbreaks of food-borne illness from sprouts since 1996 , the Germany says . Sprouts from central U.S. are the likely cause , officials say . More than 2,200 people have died in Europe after an outbreak of a virulent E. coli strain . At least 22 people have been infected .