She was left paralyzed after eating an E. coli-tainted ground meat patty.

CNN: Should Americans banish the burger?

My take on it is that a burger is composed of some sort of ground meat, formed into a patty, cooked and served in sandwich form.

NPR: Building a Better Burger

Officials on Spain's Canary Islands said they had seized one metric ton of hamburger patties with varying levels of horse meat ranging from 5 percent to 40 percent per patty.

NPR: Russia Seeks EU Guarantees Over Horse Meat Scandal