More E. coli cases pop up in Ohio, Wisconsin
The Sandusky County Health Department in Ohio is investigating the source of a Ross High School student's E. coli case after she was diagnosed on Wednesday. Since the source of the outbreak has not been identified, SCHD sent home a letter with students at Ross High School so that they would be aware of the symptoms of E. coli infection. In addition, the Port Clinton News Herald reported:
Fremont School Superintendent Traci McCaudy said the school was informed about the student Wednesday from the health department.“The cleaning staff disinfected all of the classrooms,” McCaudy said, noting they have been following the strict guidelines of the health department.
McCaudy reported normal school attendance Thursday, and if parents call their child in sick, the school nurse is asking what illness symptoms their child has.
“To my understanding the student is doing better, and we’re concerned about it,” McCaudy said.
The student can return to school when she is symptom free, Smith said. She also said E. coli symptoms become present three to eight days after exposure.
And Wisconsin health officials are investigating an E. coli case in a student who attends St. Norbert College. A press conference was held at 2pm this afternoon, but information available earlier in the day was not very detailed. According to the Oshkosh Northwestern, "Officials found out about the case Thursday afternoon. [St. Norbert spokesman Mike] Counter didn’t know if the infected student is a male or female, but said he believes the individual lives in on-campus residence halls."
In more E. coli news, Stop & Shop announced yesterday that the store was recalling meatloaf that was made with recalled Cargill ground beef. Information provided on the Dow Jones Market Watch website included a description of products recalled:
Stop & Shop Ground Meatloaf Mix with use-by/freeze-by dates of Oct. 31 and Nov. 2 due to concerns about E. coil contamination. The recall is part of a larger recall by Cargill Meat Solutions. The company did not say the quantity of products affected by the recall
