Canada: Two local E. coli patients recovering
Posted By BOB BOUGHNER, THE DAILY NEWS
Posted 8 hours ago
Source of Article: http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1233869
Two Chatham-Kent
residents sickened by the same strain of E. coli identified in 38 cases in
the Laboratory tests have yet to determine the
cause of a third case involving a local resident. Local health officials said Saturday it's
doubtful there will be any further cases reported in the municipality from
tainted iceberg lettuce. "Those affected are recovering and are
on the mend,'' said April Rietdyk, director of
public health for the Chatham-Kent Health Unit. Rietdyk told The Daily News two of three cases of E. coli
reported in the municipality have been linked to the same strain identified
in the cases in the U. S. All of the cases are thought to be linked
to shredded iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid's
Produce Company in The product is distributed in five-pound
industrial bags to institutions such as hospitals and long-term care homes,
as well as restaurants in southwestern Rietdyk said her staff has worked overtime following up on
distribution lists of the lettuce that were received by her office on Friday.
She said it appears the two sickened by the
E. coli ate the product sometime in mid-September. "We've asked them to try and recall
where they might have consumed the product,'' she said. She said the product did not go to any
hospitals or long-term care facilities in Chatham-Kent but might have been
distributed to some restaurants. |
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