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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Ireland (03): (GY) daycare
E. coli -- IrelandA creche (daycare center) in County Galway has been temporarily closed after an outbreak of _E. coli_ that resulted in the hospitalisation of 2 children.The HSE [Health Service Executive] had recently warned of an increase in cases of a type of _E.coli_ called Verotoxigenic _E. coli_ or enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC). It manifests as a serious form of gastroenteritis that can cause diarrhea, which may be bloody, and abdominal pain.Three children from the Galway creche were last Read more [...]
