E.coli outbreak hits primary school

The Independent reports that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of E.coli after five cases were confirmed at a primary school.

"Edge Primary School, in Bristol, was closed on May 20 after three pupils became ill. The children were taken to hospital for treatment, and one was still being treated today. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said it was now looking at other primary schools in the area where milder symptoms have been reported. The HPA said that in the last week parents of 40 pupils at Redfield Edge School had reported mostly milder symptoms in children including stomach ache and diarrhoea, with some experiencing more severe symptoms. The agency added that all affected children were being laboratory tested for E.coli O157. The source of the infection is still unknown".

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