Of the four confirmed cases of E. coli 0157:H7 in southeastern Iowa and western Illinois, two are young children hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a complication from the infection.
The two children, who were admitted to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, came down with their initial symptoms on the same day, Oct. 7, The Hawk Eye newspaper reported Friday. One is a 7-year-old girl from Mount Pleasant, Iowa, while the other is a 5-year-old boy from across the state line in Basco, Ill.
The Burlington, Iowa, newspaper said both children have spent time in the hospital’s intensive care unit, received blood transfusions and undergone kidney dialysis.
Patricia Quinlisk, medical director for the Iowa Department of Public Health, said Friday that no businesses or entities have been asked to closed down.
