Up to 50 children have come to hospitals with symptoms, predominantly bloody diarrhea, says Alberta Health Services
Fifty-six lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection, typically spread through contaminated food, have been linked to the outbreak, up from 17 on Monday, according to Alberta Health Services in an update provided Tuesday. It said up to 50 children have come to hospitals with symptoms, predominantly bloody diarrhea.
Katie McLean, whose almost two-year-old daughter goes to the McKnight location of Fueling Brains, said her child started developing symptoms last Thursday evening. It started as a fever but she began experiencing diarrhea overnight. The family went to the emergency department on Saturday after blood was seen in her stool.
Devin O’Neal, whose 18-month-old daughter goes to Fueling Brains in Bridgeland, said he also didn’t receive any information from the daycare until around 8 p.m. local time on Monday. He counts his daughter lucky as she has yet to develop any symptoms but he’s keeping a close eye. “An outbreak can happen, and that’s understandable in a way, but the lack of communication that leaves kids extra vulnerable when they don’t need to be is something that does seriously concern me,” he said.Health Services for a number of public-health violations since at least July, 2021, through 10 inspections.
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