Seven now confirmed with E. coli O157 linked to Aberdeenshire nursery

The number of confirmed cases of E. coli in an outbreak connected to an Aberdeenshire nursery has risen to seven, including three adults and four children; a further four children are suspected cases.

The outbreak centres on the Rose Lodge Nursery School in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, where the first suspected case emerged last Sunday.

NHS Grampian’s health protection team is investigating the source of the outbreak.

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