Four children at the London Health Sciences Center are in critical condition on dialysis and seven others are on the hospital's pediatric ward. But pediatric kidney expert Douglas Matsell said he now expects all of his young patients to pull through. A class-action lawyer has been retained by town residents. An inquest about the public health disaster will also be held. E. coli normally live in the intestines of humans and other warmblooded animals, such as cattle.
Most strains are harmless, but some can be deadly.
It can be transmitted by eating undercooked meat from a contaminated cow, or by drinking unpasteurized milk or apple juice. The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Click here for more on Canada Keep up on the latest breaking developments on this story and the rest of the U.S. and Canada by clicking here to our Raw News page.