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Dried fruit linked to serious E. coli outbreak

Nineteen children developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)

Dried fruit linked to serious E. coli outbreak

Almost half of the infections in a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) year-long outbreak linked to dried fruit were severe, according to a study.

The E. coli O26:H11 outbreak in late 2023 had 40 cases, including 19 children with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that can cause kidney failure, brain damage and death.

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