Health investigators are trying to find out how three toddlers who attend the same day-care center in the Nebraska Panhandle contracted the E. coli virus, according to KETV7 in Omaha.
The three children range in age from 9 to 18 months and were being cared for in the Blues Clues Room at the Here Wee
A study has found that the food-contaminating bug E. coli — which can cause diarrhea, urinary tract infections and more severe illness in humans — appears to be developing resistance to antibiotics called fluoroquinolones in chickens, reports Reuters.
They found that 30 of the human specimens and 30 of the chicken specimens were resistant to
A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop, on behalf of an eight-year-old boy who became ill with a severe E. coli O157:H7 infection after eating ground beef purchased at a Manchester, New Hampshire, Stop & Shop.
The complaint seeks compensation for the family’s significant medical-related expenses, economic losses, and for Eric’s
The health department held a news conference discussing the three confirmed cases of E. coli in Hyrum’s High Valley subdivision in Utah. But officials declined to speculate on the source of the intestinal illness, according to the Deseret Morning News.
Health department teams from the Bear River Health Department have made direct contact with many
Over the past two and a half weeks, all eight members of the Sanders family in Hyrum have, according to The Herald Journal, been sick. The youngest child, just 16 months old, has tested positive for E. coli.
The case is one of three positive tests for the bacteria in Cache County during the
Four-year old Lanie Hope Smith of Fallon, daughter of Ken Smith of Reno and Melanie Smith of Fallon, fell ill last weekend and was admitted into Banner Churchill Community Hospital on Sunday.
Lanie’s kidneys began failing and she was transferred to Washoe Medical Center, where it was determined she had an E. coli infection. While
Six confirmed cases of a serious E. coli infection and four additional "suspected" cases are being looked into by the state Department of Health, according to the Macon County Times.
Most of the six children with confirmed cases have been released from Sumner Regional Medical Center or treated by their family doctor and sent home