Sure? The article says that the cases are "connected", but not that the individuals have been in contact. (It could have been that they happened to use the same

Sure? The article says that the cases are "connected", but not that the individuals have been in contact. (It could have been that they happened to use the same contaminated product.) > CDC investigators determined that all four cases are connected and they suspect a so-far-unknown imported product may be to blame.