E. coli — United States
A Maine family is grieving the loss of their toddler after they say he was exposed to a deadly strain of _E. coli_ at a county fair.
MyFoxBoston.com reported that the 20-month-old died Monday, 5 Oct 2015, after visiting the petting zoo at the Oxford County Fair in Maine, where he was infected with _E. coli_. Some strains of _E. coli_ are harmless, while others can lead to severe anemia and kidney failure. The family said that the boy died after contracting hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a
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