The Florida Department of Health’s continuing investigations of reported cases of E. coli O157:H7 and its related Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) in Central Florida has lead to an update:
“As our investigation continues, we’ve found strong evidence to indicate that the Florida State Fair in Tampa may also be involved in the recent
Florida health officials reported last week that over 20 people there who visited agricultural fairs with petting zoos have developed a kidney condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS — is a rare complication arising from an initial infection most commonly associated with a strain of E. coli known as E. coli O157:H7.
Dr. John O. Agwunobi, Florida State Health Department Director, has zeroed in on a single petting zoo as the likely source of the mysterious bacterial infection that has sickened nearly two dozen people across Florida. The AgVenture Farm Tour is the only common link for five victims so far who have tested positive for a
State health officials have now determined that’s the number of possible cases of E. coli infection or the related kidney disease, hemoleytic uremic syndrome (HUS), has jumped from 24 to 33, with several new cases being linked to a third Florida fair.
John Agwunobi, Florida Health Secretary, said Thursday that the additional cases appear
DNA tests have shown that the same strain of E. coli that infected 22 people, most of which were children, who attended two other Florida fairs in March has been linked to an outbreak at a third central Florida fair that was held in February.
Health Secretary John Agwunobi said Thursday that at least one