Thursday, 6 May 2021

PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (04): (WA)

E. coli -- United States
Public Health - Seattle & King County is investigating a cluster of toxic _Escherichia coli_ cases that left 7 children infected over a 2 week period. The children, all under 14, were infected with Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_, also known as [enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC)]. The cases were reported between 22 Apr and 1 May [2021].
Three of the children are under 5 years old. All the children developed symptoms consistent with EHEC including diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea, and

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8346941&promed&0

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