Out break : declared in Portland preschool hit with E. coli outbreak

Portland preschool hit with E. coli outbreakThe Multnomah County Health Department is investigating multiple cases of Escherichia coli E. coli O157, also called E. coli O157. As of Monday, six people associated with Montessori of Alameda preschool have laboratory-confirmed Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or E. coli. Three have been typed so far and have E. coli O157. The product has been implicated in 16 E. coli cases in nine states, including two children who are siblings in Clackamas County. Oregon Administrative Rules require children with a positive test for E. coli O157 or the toxin made by the E. coli O157 bacteria — called Shiga toxin — to have additional testing prior to returning to any school or childcare.

7 now sick in E. coli outbreak in N.E. Portland school

An E. coli outbreak at a Northeast Portland school has now sickened seven people, health officials said Wednesday. The county announced the school outbreak last week, saying four people were sick and that two others were being tested. Six of the sick people are children, and one is an adult, according to Multnomah County Health officials. Multnomah County Health officials said Tuesday the cases are part of a nationwide outbreak of E. coli linked to a soy nut butter. She said one of the seven sick people has been hospitalized.


Multnomah County Health officials said Tuesday they were part of a nationwide outbreak of E. coli linked to a soy nut butter. The school did not serve soy nut butter though Tammy Kennedy, who owns the school, told The Oregonian/OregonLive that one family had it at home. Portland schoolThe E. coli outbreak at a Portland school has grown, with six people sick. Results show that two of the six were infected by the same genetic strain of E. coli O157:H7 that was found in the soy nut butter. UPDATE: 7 now sick in E. coli outbreak in N.E.



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