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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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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 ... ...read on

E.coli O103 Outbreak in Norway

18th April 2006

Since the middle of February there have been 16 recorded cases of E.coli O103 with one fatality. Norway's Food Safety Authority has been trying to find the source of the outbreak and days after advising Norwegians to throw away ground beef bought this winter, no... ...read on

Annual Report on E.coli O157 in Scotland

18th April 2006

Health Protection Scotland (HPS) established population based enhanced surveillance of E.coli O157 in 1999, to identify trends and changes in the epidemiology and outcome of infection on a national scale. Extracts from the recently published 2004 report can be f... ...read on

Annual General Meeting

14th March 2006

The HUSH AGM will take place at 1.30 pm on Saturday 25th March 2006 at Guy's Thatched Hamlet in Bilsborrow, near Garstang, Preston. This informal get-together gives sufferers, their families and anyone interested in E.coli O157 or ... ...read on

Prof Hugh Pennington Nominated to Lead Welsh Inquiry

16th November 2005

The Welsh Assembly cross-party committee responsible for setting up an inquiry into the E.coli outbreak has nominated Professor Hugh Pennington from Aberdeen University as Chairman. Professor Pennington is a leading microbiolo... ...read on

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