Over the last week I spoke to two families of very young children stricken by E. coli O111 after they both attended a small town Maine fair and petting zoo. One child was just released
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Publisher’s Platform: Another Preventable Petting Zoo E. Coli Outbreak
The 2015 Oxford County Fair that was held in mid-September will be remembered for the death of one child and the severe illness to another due to infections with E. coli O111. The common exposure
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Update: Two Maine Boys Were Infected by Same Strain of E. Coli
Oct. 9 update: A state epidemiologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the two boys who became ill after visiting a petting zoo last month were both infected by
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Update: At Least 13 E. coli Cases in Minnesota Linked to Traveling Petting Zoo
The Minnesota Department of Health reports that health officials have identified at least 13 people with E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Zerebko Zoo Tran, a traveling petting zoo that recently visited county fairs there.
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UK: Settlements Reached in 2009 Godstone Farm E. Coli Outbreak
Ten children with emotional and physical scars that will likely be with them for life are among those who have reached settlements following the 2009 E. coli outbreak at England’s Godstone Farm. “These children have
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Three Minnesota Petting Zoo Visitors Sick With E. Coli
The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed that at least three children have been infected with E. coli O157:H7 after coming into contact with cattle and g0ats at Dehn’s Pumpkins in Dayton, MN. The children
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