E. coli: One person dies amid outbreak linked to tainted salad, health chiefs confirm

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E. coli: One person dies amid outbreak linked to tainted salad, health chiefs confirm
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Learn about E. coli 0157:H7 and what you can do to protect yourself and your family from this bacterium.

READ MORE: Listeria: the little-known signs of poisoning amid ice cream alertOne person is suspected of dying from the E. coli outbreak linked to tainted salad leaves, health officials have said.

Food safety chiefs have said they are 'confident' an Apollo type lettuce has caused the outbreak of the diarrhoea-causing bug. Efforts to confirm the root cause, however, are ongoing The E. coli outbreak is believed to be linked to tainted lettuce leaves and earlier this month more than 60 sandwiches, wraps and salads sold in 11 major shops were been slapped with 'do not eat' alerts as precautionary measure.

STEC is considered to be extremely infectious, and in up to 15 per cent of cases, the bug can cause HUS with children under the age of five are at the highest risk.

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