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U of November
10, 2008 Scott
Tracey Source of Article: http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/402487 No
new cases of E. coli contamination were reported in the city over the
weekend. "The
update is nothing new," said "Obviously
we're deeply concerned about the students who have become sick, but we're
hopeful it won't extend beyond these four cases," Cunningham said. One
U of G student was hospitalized and three others became sick following an
outbreak last Thursday, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph
Public Health reported. The
source of the E. coli outbreak is unknown, but the university voluntarily
closed the Pita Pit restaurant inside the University Centre as a precaution,
as all four students had reported eating there since Oct. 21. The
restaurant, a university-owned franchise, remained closed on the weekend
"and we will keep it closed . . . until Public Health completes its
investigation," Cunningham said. Student
Health Services offered extended hours on the weekend in case students
exhibited symptoms or wanted to speak to someone, but Cunningham said only a
handful of students dropped by and none of them resulted in additional
confirmed cases of E. coli. "We
just want to make sure we're available to anyone with concerns," he
said. "We
wanted to make sure there was a real person available to address those
concerns." The
university has also set up a website with answers to frequently asked
questions about E. coli. Public
health officials are working with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term care
to determine whether the Public
health wants to hear from anyone who ate at the university from Oct. 21 on
and suffers from bloody diarrhea that appears red or black. Other symptoms
include abdominal cramps, nausea and/or vomiting. Anyone
who has experienced any of these symptoms should call Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health at 519-846-2715 or
1-800-265-7293, Ext. 26. |
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