MINNESOTA: Preschool and daycare centers can become hot zones for E. coli - (Business Wire)
June 10, 2008 – 5:18 pmMINNEAPOLIS — According to the law firm of Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A., an E. coli outbreak at Wonder World Preschool in the town of Slayton, Minnesota has led to three confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. Thirteen other children have shown symptoms of an E. coli infection. One child has been hospitalized and is showing signs of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe complication of E. coli O157:H7 that is the leading cause of acute kidney failure in children.
Preschools and day care centers are responsible for maintaining a clean and sanitary facility. Although there are a number of different ways E. coli can spread, the underlying source is feces. E. coli O157:H7 bacteria leave the body through the stool of an infected person or animal (usually cattle) and enter a person when hands, food, water or objects (such as toys) contaminated with stool are placed in the mouth.
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