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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Ireland (02): O26
E. coli -- IrelandPublic health officials in Ireland are searching for the source of an _E. coli_ O26 outbreak in part of the country. The Department of Public Health Mid-West of the Health Service Executive (HSE) is investigating the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing, enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC) that has affected 1 setting in a region that includes Clare, Limerick, and North Tipperary. EHEC, also known as Verotoxigenic _E. coli_ (VTEC), caused the outbreak among young children in recent weeks.It Read more [...]
