12-year-old sick with E. coli O157:H7 in Hong Kong; probably undercooked meat

A 12-year-old boy who traveled to Shenzhen on October 12 and consumed undercooked beef in a restaurant there, but described no recent consumption of unpasteurised milk or raw food, nor contact with animals or visit to farms, has been confirmed with E. coli O157:H7 according to Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Promotion

He is currently in stable condition.

This entry was posted in E. coli and tagged , , by Douglas Powell. Bookmark the permalink.

About Douglas Powell

A former professor of food safety and the publisher of barfblog.com, Powell is passionate about food, has five daughters, and is an OK goaltender in pickup hockey. Download Doug’s CV here. Dr. Douglas Powell editor, barfblog.com retired professor, food safety 3/289 Annerley Rd Annerley, Queensland 4103 dpowell29@gmail.com 61478222221 I am based in Brisbane, Australia, 15 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time