UK – Children in hospital after E.coli outbreak – nursery closed as precaution

The Northern Echo 

TWO children from a Teesdale nursery have been taken to hospital after contracting E.coli.

Experts are currently investigating a total of four cases at Kirklands Day Nursery, in Barnard Castle, as two other children are being cared for at home.

A spokeswoman for Public Health England also confirmed a fifth child with recent symptoms is awaiting test results. The children fell ill at about the same time between April 25 and April 27.

The nursery, in Bede Road, has been closed while the organisation, along with Durham County Council, investigates the cause of the infection.