Canada – E. coli Outbreak linked to Calgary area Day Cares – At least 50 children sickened

Food Poison Journal

An E. coli outbreak has been declared at six Calgary Fueling Brains daycares and five additional sites sharing a centralized kitchen by the Alberta Health Services (AHS). The Fueling Brains daycare branches located in Braeside, Bridgeland, Centennial, McKnight, New Brighton, and West 85th have received closure orders. Similarly, Braineer Academy, Kidz Space, Little Oak Early Education, Almond Branch School and Vik Academy in Okotoks have been ordered closed as well

According to press reports, Alberta Health Services (AHS) confirmed that multiple children arrived at the Alberta Children’s Hospital with bloody diarrhea over the Labor Day long weekend, and that they are dealing with an E. coli outbreak. The outbreak is believed to have originated at a central kitchen that is shared by six locations of Fueling Brains, a day care that operates multiple locations in Calgary, as well as five additional institutions, AHS said in its statement.

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