Two confirmed and two suspected cases of E. coli have been linked to the Little Red Rooster restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The Niagara Region Public Health department, in Ontario, Canada, says  the owners of the Little Red Rooster voluntarily closed as of Friday for the safety of their clients and the general public. The owners have been co-operative with Public Health staff over the course of this investigation, and have provided full access for food sampling and a general inspection

If anyone has been suffering from bloody diarrhea and severe abdominal pain, with or without fever, between the dates of Saturday, October 11, and this past Friday you are asked to contact Niagara Region Public Health at 905-688-8248, or 1-888-505-6074, ext. 7330 (during business hours) or 905-984-3690 (evenings and weekends).