Nursery children are among several people who have been infected with a “very rare” E. coli strain that led to kidney problems in some patients.
Ten people in the Blandford area of Dorset have been diagnosed with the bacterial illness since July, Public Health England (PHE) said.
Those affected include children at Blandford Children’s Centre Nursery.
PHE said the “cluster of illnesses” involved the O55 strain, not identified in England since records began in 1994.
Seven of those affected developed the kidney problems, but there have been no deaths, PHE confirmed.
An outbreak of E. coli’s being investigated in Dorset – with some cases connected to a children’s nursery.
Public Health England (PHE) is leading on the investigation in the Blandford area of this cluster of illnesses caused by a rare strain of the bacteria called Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli 055 (VTEC 055).
Read more at http://www.heart.co.uk/dorset/news/local/dorset-e-coli-outbreak-investigated/#1KkRGwGjtjVwLUfs.99
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