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Outbreak at Fife Nursery

16th May 2006

There now appears to be 13 cases of E.coli O157 linked to the Careshare Nursery at Lauder College in Dunfermline.

Four children are being treated for kidney failure at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital, while another child showing what could be early signs of E.coli O157 infection is being cared for at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy. The other 8 suspected cases were all being allowed to remain at home under observation.

Health officials said the source of the outbreak had still not been traced, but added that it appeared likely that contact with an infected person was the reason - rather than contaminated food or water at the Careshare nursery at Lauder College in Dunfermline. The families of the children involved have asked for no further information to be released and for their privacy to be respected "at this difficult, stressful time".

Jonathan Bell, the operations director at Careshare, said they were informed of the suspected E. coli infection in one child who attended the nursery last Friiday, 5th May 2006. The nursery was shut voluntarily by Careshare on Tuesday, 9th May when news emerged of the suspected bacteria in 3 toddlers.

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East Sussex Respond to E.coli Outbreak

5th October 2006

A nursery in Brighton that cares for children of hospital staff has been struck with an outbreak of E.coli O157. Three parents and 11 children have been affected, with 2 of the children developing HUS and requiring hospital attention. ... ...read on

Kent Schools Closure

13th July 2006

Hayes Primary School in Kent was closed on 30th June after a number of pupils tested positive for E.coli O157. To date there has been a total of 39 confirmed cases. Two cases linked to Parklands Nursery, Bromley, ha... ...read on

Wishaw area hit by another outbreak

31st May 2006

A butcher shop in the village of Law has closed voluntarily to allow testing to take place after 3 cases of E.coli O157 were identified. Law is situated approximately 2 miles from Wishaw - scene of the country's largest outbreak of E.coli O157 in 1996, in which 20 eld... ...read on

Welsh Nursery Affected

16th May 2006

Testing of 43 nursery and reception pupils at St Illtyd's RC Primary School in Merthyr Tydfil has been going on since last week, when a baby was hospitalised with E.coli. Pupils have been told to stay away until they have submitted two negative tests. ... ...read on

Second Scottish Nursery Hit by E.coli

16th May 2006

Two children are being treated at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital for E.coli O157 after a second Scottish nursery was hit by the bacterium. The children both attend Dreams Daycare Nursery in Insch. ... ...read on

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