2009 United Kingdom E. coli outbreak

None December 2023 November 2013 The 2009 E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom was an outbreak of E. coli in visitors to a farm in Surrey from August to September 2009.Bowcott Owen 2009-09-14 Four children seriously ill from E coli caught at petting farm https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/sep/14/ecoli-outbreak-godstone-farm-children 2024-04-12 The Guardian en-GB 0261-3077 93 people were affected, most of whom were under 10 years of age.2014-05-01 Godstone Farm E. coli outbreak children get damages https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-27239749 2024-04-12 BBC News en-GB Of those affected, 27 were hospitalized and 17 developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.June 2010 Review of the major outbreak of E. coli O157 in Surrey, 2009 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/342361/Review_of_major_outbreak_of_e_coli_o157_in_surrey_2009.pdf 15 May 2016 Public Health England, Independent Investigation Committee 10–15 Investigations by the Health Protection Agency implicated a petting barn at Godstone Farm as a possible source of the outbreak. Fecal samples from several animals in the barn later tested positive for the strain of E. coli in the patients, again indicating that the barn may have been the source of the outbreak. Godstone Farm voluntarily closed the barn in September 2009, after which there were no further cases. References 2009 E. coli outbreak Category:Disease outbreaks in England United Kingdom E. coli outbreak