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Alberta Health Services says it’s “highly likely” that a large-scale E. coli outbreak that has shuttered multiple Calgary-area daycares and infected dozens of children was caused by food distributed by a central kitchen.
As of Saturday morning, the health authority said it has confirmed 164 cases linked to the outbreak. Twenty-seven people are in hospital and 19 have been confirmed to have hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a severe disease that affects the kidneys and blood clotting systems.
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According to AHS, the 11 affected facilities will be able to open on Monday or Tuesday, depending on the severity of the impact on each facility.
For the more severely impacted locations — Vik Academy in Okotoks, Kidz Space and Fueling Brains campuses Braeside, West 85th, New Brighton, Centennial and McKnight — children will need a “rescind letter from AHS to attend this or any other childcare facility,” reads the health authority’s website.
For further health information, affected families can go to ahs.ca/ecoli.
— With files from Bill Kaufmann
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