Friday, 1 April 2016

PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (12): (CT) O157, goat farm exposure

E. coli -- United States
The Connecticut state Department of Public Health [DPH] is investigating an _E. coli_ [O157] outbreak linked to a farm in Lebanon [Connecticut] and the cases keep growing. As of noon Friday, 1 Apr 2016, DPH is investigating 34 confirmed cases of linked to the Oak Leaf Dairy Farm in Lebanon. As of Monday [28 Mar 2016], there were 15 cases.
The patients range in age from 10 months to 45 years, officials said in a statement. The patients include 6 adults and 28 children 14 years old and under;

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/21XNUoe

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