Two children with pathogenic E. coli in Lexington, North Carolina

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There aren’t many experiences worse than caring for an ill child. In my five years of fatherhood I’ve only dealt with my kids suffering through a handful norovirus infections and cut requiring 14 stitches. eb93a6c196ed6af475f736648daf1940_thumb

We’ve been lucky.

I get emotional when I read about others dealing with illnesses that are much scarier.

According to WFMY2 News, two children at Tyro Middle School in Lexington, NC are suffering from E. coli infections.

Jen Hames with the Health Department told WFMY News 2 the cases were reported to them on Friday. At this time, they are not sure if they were reported before or after the winter break.

The source in these cases is also unknown at this time.

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About Ben Chapman

Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.