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By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 10:46 AM on 7th June 2011



A two-year-old girl in America who died at the weekend was found to have E.coli, prompting fears the killer bacteria has reached the U.S.

The child, from Dryden, Virginia, died at Johnson City Medical Center Sunday after being exposed to the lethal strain.
According to Tricties.com, Virginia Department of Health Public Information Officer Robert Parker said tests proved the bacteria was in the child...
'The lab results confirm the presence of E.coli 0157:H7,' Mr Parker said.

'That's a strain of E.coli that causes severe illness.'
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Re: Has E.coli claimed its first life in America? Fears after Virginia girl dies

Re: Has E.coli claimed its first life in America? Fears after Virginia girl dies

The lab results confirm the presence of E.coli 0157:H7

The German E-coli strain is O104:H4
 
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