Confirmed E. coli cases in Tennessee
According to a news report on WDEF-TV, seven people who ate at the same restaurant in Hixson, Tennessee between July 8th and 20th became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections. Four children from one family all became ill, with at least one child needing supportive care when she developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Three of the King's four children contracted the bacteria... Four year old Lexie has improved dramatically... Doctors once feared she wouldn't recover.. . . Lexie's older sister, Kelsey, spent several days in the hospital while younger brother, Harley, was treated and released for the bacteria.
King says the family is now very cautious about where they eat.
Read more about the outbreak at the WDEF TV Web site.
