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LYNDEN — The number of people sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to the Milk Makers Fest has jumped to 32, the Whatcom County Health Department reported Thursday, April 30.
Four were hospitalized, said Greg Stern, Whatcom County health officer.
Whatcom County Health Department
The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) is investigating an outbreak of shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157 associated with the Milk Makers Fest that was held at the Northwest Fairgrounds in Lynden on 4/21 – 4/23/15. Over a thousand primary school children from all of the school districts in Whatcom County attended the event. Most of the cases involve children who attended the event. Several older children involved with the event and some adults and close contacts of cases have also become ill.
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