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01:09:10 — Tuesday, 9th February, 2010

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National E. coli outbreak hits six

Published on Tuesday, 1st December, 2009 at 13:59 under the news category, by Michael Sandelson.

Institute of Public Health conducts tests.

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The Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has now declared a national outbreak of E. coli, after five children and a woman in her 60s have fallen ill.

In a press release, the institute writes that it’s too early to identify the source of the infection.

“We’re keeping all our options open for now,” says Line Vold, a spokesperson for the institute.

Although the six patients have contracted the O 103 strain, none of them are reported to have suffered from acute renal failure.


Published on Tuesday, 1st December, 2009 at 13:59 under the news category, by Michael Sandelson.

This post has the following tags: institute, public, health, norwegian, national, outbreak, e-coli, patients, virus, tests.

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