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| Two nursery children have E.coli | Two nursery children have E.coli |
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| Two children who attended a nursery have contracted E.coli, it has emerged. | Two children who attended a nursery have contracted E.coli, it has emerged. |
| They attended the Park Lane Day Nursery in Welshpool, Powys, before they became ill with the 0157 strain this month. | |
| Neither child - whose ages have not been released - is being treated in hospital and it is not known if the cases are linked. | Neither child - whose ages have not been released - is being treated in hospital and it is not known if the cases are linked. |
| The National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHSW) began screening the 50 children and staff at the nursery on Friday, but the business remains open. | The National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHSW) began screening the 50 children and staff at the nursery on Friday, but the business remains open. |
| It comes almost three years after a five-year-old boy died and more than 150 people became ill in an E.coli 0157 outbreak in the nearby south Wales valleys. | It comes almost three years after a five-year-old boy died and more than 150 people became ill in an E.coli 0157 outbreak in the nearby south Wales valleys. |
| The autumn 2005 outbreak of E.coli 0157 began after contaminated meat was used in school dinners. | The autumn 2005 outbreak of E.coli 0157 began after contaminated meat was used in school dinners. |
| The infection can also pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection Dr Mac Walapu, communicable diseases consultant | The infection can also pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection Dr Mac Walapu, communicable diseases consultant |
| That led to a public inquiry called by the Welsh Assembly Government, which heard evidence over several months this year. | That led to a public inquiry called by the Welsh Assembly Government, which heard evidence over several months this year. |
| Officials were alerted to the first case of E.coli at the Powys nursery on 9 June by a laboratory report and the second case was identified, said an NPHSW spokeswoman. | Officials were alerted to the first case of E.coli at the Powys nursery on 9 June by a laboratory report and the second case was identified, said an NPHSW spokeswoman. |
| The local health protection team went into the nursery on Friday, where all children and staff were screened. | The local health protection team went into the nursery on Friday, where all children and staff were screened. |
| No-one can return to the nursery until two negative tests in a 48-hour period, added the spokeswoman. | No-one can return to the nursery until two negative tests in a 48-hour period, added the spokeswoman. |
| She was unable to say when the second test would be carried out because it depends on when the first results come back, which could be on Monday. | She was unable to say when the second test would be carried out because it depends on when the first results come back, which could be on Monday. |
| Contaminated water | Contaminated water |
| Consultant in communicable disease control Mac Walapu said: "The NPHS is offering screening to children at a nursery in Welshpool after two cases of E. coli 0157 were confirmed in children attending the nursery. | Consultant in communicable disease control Mac Walapu said: "The NPHS is offering screening to children at a nursery in Welshpool after two cases of E. coli 0157 were confirmed in children attending the nursery. |
| "It is not yet known whether the two cases are linked, but all children aged under four who attend the same nursery are being screened as a precaution. | "It is not yet known whether the two cases are linked, but all children aged under four who attend the same nursery are being screened as a precaution. |
| Dr Walapu said parents had been kept fully informed and a meeting with staff from Powys Council's environmental health department had been arranged. | Dr Walapu said parents had been kept fully informed and a meeting with staff from Powys Council's environmental health department had been arranged. |
| He said:"People can become infected with E. coli 0157 by eating contaminated food, through contact with farm animals or through contact with contaminated water. | He said:"People can become infected with E. coli 0157 by eating contaminated food, through contact with farm animals or through contact with contaminated water. |
| "The infection can also pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection. | "The infection can also pass from person to person and so it is important that anyone who is ill should observe strict personal hygiene to avoid spreading the infection. |
| "Symptoms of E. coli 0157 range from mild diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever to bloody diarrhoea. | "Symptoms of E. coli 0157 range from mild diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever to bloody diarrhoea. |
| "The incubation period can range from one to 14 days, but is usually three to four days, and people with E. coli 0157 are usually ill for up to two weeks." | "The incubation period can range from one to 14 days, but is usually three to four days, and people with E. coli 0157 are usually ill for up to two weeks." |