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Georgia E. Coli Update

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

In an update to a possible E. coli outbreak in Georgia, one teen has been confirmed to have an E. coli infection.  15-year-old Lauren Hill Bannister is being treated at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston and is in fair condition, according to The Moultrie Observer.  WALB News had recently reported that at least a dozen people in Colquitt County, Georgia, had gone to emergency rooms with symptoms resembling an E. coli infection, but the teen is the only confirmed case at this point. Health officials think the common link might be ground beef, much like the recent Kroger ground beef outbreak in Michigan and Ohio.  Officials are still investigating any possible causes of the infection and are determining whether or not the other illnesses may be linked.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).