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E.coli O157 & Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome


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 elderly people died and almost 500 tested positive for E.coli O157. Although J & H Cairns has not been confirmed as the source of the present outbreak, customers who have purchased cooked goods have been asked o dispose of them.




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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
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
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
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
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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