Little Sailors Child Care E. coli Outbreak
The Tri-County Health Department in Colorado is investigating an outbreak of E. coli at the Little Sailors Child Development facility in Northglenn.
Thirteen children and one adult have been diagnosed with E. coli infections according to Fox 31 KDVR-TV. County officials told the station that no one has been hospitalized. The child care facility has remained open and the source of the outbreak remains a mystery.
Little Sailors Child Development in Northglenn is one of 600 child care centers regulated in the tri-county area of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.
If you or your child has been sickened in this outbreak, contact an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker Olsen law firm at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the form on the side of this Web page. Our firm is a leading practitioner of foodborne illness outbreak litigation and we are involved in practically every major outbreak.
Symptoms of E.coli include abdominal cramping followed by diarrhea that progressively worsens and is often bloody. In 5 to 15 percent of cases, patients develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe infection that often results in kidney failure and can lead to strokes, anemia, paralysis, brain damage and heart problems.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children under 5 are the most prone of any age group to develop HUS.
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