UK -15 sickened by E. coli O157: Cross-contamination at UK butcher likely source – July 2015

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In June and July, 2015, 15 people were sickened with E. coli O157 from Robinson’s Butchers and Caterers in Billingham, UK.

Yesterday, Rachael Donaldson, the mum of 12-year-old Tia Donaldson who suffered kidney failure, said Tia, then 11, was left in a critical condition having suffered kidney failure, a series of mini strokes and a dangerously inflamed bowel.

Of the 15 people affected, ten needed hospital treatment of which seven went on to develop hemolytic uremic syndrome.

All have since recovered or are recovering.