In the midst of a deadly outbreak of listeriosis that has sickened at least 55 people in 14 states, including 1 confirmed illness in Montana, the Montana Department of Health and Human Services (DPHHS) just recently reported that it has been receiving many reports of gastroenteritis outbreaks in schools, child day care settings and
2000 Daycare E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak – Improper Sanitation
It is a fact of life that little kids get sick. As any parent knows, there will be days when clean-up is job one. A good parent also knows how important thorough and proper clean-up and sanitation is for preventing the spread of illness from one child to another.
Sanitiation is particularly important in daycare
Past daycare E. coli outbreaks
Yesterday, health officials announced an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak amongst children who attended a daycare in Clark County. Daycares are a recognized setting for the transmission of disease, and frequently the transmission has nothing to do with food. Often, the spread of disease is linked to the daycare’s sanitation practices.
A short list of other
E. Coli O157:H7 Illnesses Close Daycare in UK
The majority of the E. coli O157:H7 cases we pursue involve the consumption of contaminated food or drink. It is possible though, for E. coli O157:H7 to be transmitted from person to person, through fecal-oral transmission. Such transmission is more likely in a day-care settings.
BBC news is reporting on the closure of the "Going Places Day Nursery" in
Ohio Officials Investigating Possible Link Between Day-Care Center and Shigella Illnesses
Two children in Zanesville, Ohio that both attend the same daycare have tested positive for Shigella. The Zanesville Times Recorder reports:
Health officials are investigating a shigella outbreak after two children who attend Rufus Putnam Daycare tested positive for the infectious disease. One is a 2-year-old girl and the other is a 3-year-old girl.
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