At least ten E. coli infections have been linked to the Willow Grove Gardens Pumpkin Patch petting zoo in Washington state according to the Oregonian. Most of those sickened are children. The Cowlitz County Department of Health has been investigating this outbreak but has not updated their information. The petting zoo closed down earlier this … Read more
Four children who visited the petting zoo at Willow Grove Gardens Pumpkin Patch have tested positive for E.coli, Hilary Gillette-Walch, nurse manager for the Cowlitz County Health Department told Food Poisoning Bulletin this afternoon. At least one of the children, who are all under ten, was hospitalized. Results from lab tests show one child was infected with … Read more
An E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak linked to the Willow Grove Gardens Pumpkin Patch and petting zoo has been announced by the Cowlitz County Health & Human Services Department of Washington. Public health officials have confirmed one child is ill with the bacterial infection, and there is one probable case. One of the children was hospitalized for … Read more