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  • Connecticut E. coli outbreak swells to 34 cases

    Source: http://wtnh.com/2016/04/01/connectic...s-to-34-cases/

    Connecticut E. coli outbreak swells to 34 cases
    By Jesse Gosselin, News 8 Digital Executive Producer and Noelle Gardner Published: April 1, 2016, 1:05 pm Updated: April 1, 2016, 5:30 pm

    LEBANON, Conn. (WTNH) ? The Connecticut Department of Public Health confirmed Friday afternoon that 34 cases of E. coli infection have been linked to a dairy farm in Lebanon.

    On March 24th, state officials visited the Oak Leaf Dairy Farm, located at 68 Bogg Lane, after several patients in southeastern Connecticut hospitals tested positive for E. Coli. The age range of patients infected runs from 10 months to 45 years, with the majority of the infected people being young children.

    On Friday, DPH officials tell News 8 that four people are still in the hospital of the nine that required hospitalization. Three of the hospitalized patients have been diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a rare but serious illness that affects the kidneys and blood clotting system...
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