The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) and Huntley Community School District 158 are working collaboratively to respond to a recent outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) at Huntley High School. There are now currently nine confirmed cases of STEC, all of which involve students. The first case was identified on Sunday, September 17.
HUNTLEY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) and Huntley Community School District 158 are working collaboratively to respond to a recent outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) at Huntley High School. There are currently seven confirmed cases of STEC, all of which involve students. The first case was identified on Sunday
According to NBC News Chicago, at least five cases of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) have been reported at suburban Huntley High School, officials say.
In a letter released to parents on Wednesday, officials said they had been contacted by the McHenry County Health Department about the outbreak.
Health officials are working to determine “common
337 culture positive E. coli O157:H7 primary cases.
12 remain in hospital.
11 have developed acute kidney failure – hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
6 of the HUS patients remain on dialysis
22 secondary cases have been reported in family members of primary cases
The Alberta Health Services announced that it is “highly likely” that the
American Foods Group, LLC, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef, LCC, a Green Bay, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 58,281 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The raw, ground beef items
329 culture positive E. coli O157:H7 primary cases.
13 remain in hospital.
11 have developed acute kidney failure – hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)
6 of the HUS patients remain on dialysis
22 secondary cases have been reported in family members of primary cases
The Alberta Health Services announced that it is “highly likely” that the
310 lab confirmed cases
21 presently in hospital – all children
14 formerly hospitalized have been discharged
20 have HUS – 7 presently on dialysis
18 secondary cases
The Scope of the Outbreak:
Alberta Health Services (AHS) has now reported that the Fueling Brains Day Care E. coli outbreak includes 264 lab-confirmed cases. On Tuesday, an AHS spokesperson confirmed 33 more cases had been linked to the outbreak in the past day.
The provincial health authority said there are now 25 patients in
In 30 years of practice I cannot think of a worse place to have an outbreak of E. coli – daycares filled with children. We have been asked to consult with nearly two dozen families – some with multiple people sickened.
According to CTV News, the number of lab-confirmed cases of E. coli climbed
We have been contacted by a dozen Canadian families linked to the Fueling Brains Day Care E. coli Outbreak. Alberta Health Services says there are 142 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli linked to an outbreak at Calgary daycares. There are 31 patients that are or have been hospitalized linked to the outbreak. There are also