The Okinawa Prefectural Health and Longevity Division announced on Oct. 2nd an outbreak of a group infection caused by enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli O121 bacteria at an officially authorized childcare facility in Naha.
As of Oct. 2nd, a total of 10 people, seven children between ages 2 and 6, a nurse and two parents, were identified infected. Although five of the infected persons have complained symptoms like diarrhea, none of the cases is serious.
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