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Baby's voice 'helped E-coli mother wake from coma' - Daily Telegraph 9th October 2009
"A mother, Karen Morrisroe-Clutton, who fell into a coma after contracting the lethal food poisoning bacteria E.coli was brought back to life after hearing the sound of her baby son's voice. "
Coma mother wakes after hearing gurgles from 11-week-old son - Daily Mail 8th October 2009
"As she lay in a coma after contracting the lethal food poisoning bacteria E.coli, Karen Morrisroe-Clutton felt ill enough to slip away and die.
But when she heard the gurgling of her newborn son, she knew she had to fight on. "
Child dies after E coli infection - The Guardian 7th October 2009
"Case is not being linked to E coli outbreak at farm attraction in Devon"
Child dies after contracting E. coli - The Times 7th October 2009
"A young child has died after contracting E. coli, the food poisoning bug at the centre of separate outbreaks at two children’s “petting” farms in the past two months.
The death of the toddler from Devon is not linked to either of the two outbreaks the Health Protection Agency said today. It is not known how the child contracted the infection, which causes stomach upsets and diarrhoea. "
Baby's voice 'saved coma mother' - BBC Health News 7th October 2009
"A woman who was in an induced coma after contracting E. coli says the sound of her baby's voice helped to pull her through her ordeal.
Karen Morrisroe-Clutton, aged 32, a librarian from Wrexham, was affected by the bug at the end of July when her son Oliver was 10 weeks old. "
Girl ‘infected by E coli at farm’ six months before alert - The Sunday Times 4th September 2009
"A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl who suffered kidney failure in March is thought to have been made ill by E coli contracted at the farm which six months later was at the centre of national alert.
Holly Nethercoat was kept in an isolation unit at Great Ormond Street hospital, London for two weeks after a visit to Godstone farm in Surrey. The farm was forced to close three weeks ago after 12 children were hospitalised after the outbreak of the virus and another 75 were taken ill."
Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm in Bedale is fifth to close over E. coli - The Times 25th September 2009
A fifth farm attraction has closed down all areas where children and adults have contact with animals following a new E. coli outbreak in Yorkshire.
The Big Sheep and Little Cow Farm in Bedale, North Yorkshire, is being investigated by health chiefs in connection with possible linked to three cases of the 0157 sickness bug.
Ponies or rabbits 'to blame for E coli outbreak at Godstone Farm' - The Times 22nd September 2009
Shetland ponies or wild rabbits may have been to blame for the E. coli outbreak at a farm in Surrey.
Sixty-seven children and adults have been treated for the bug and eight are still in hospital in a stable condition.
Three more E coli cases at Surrey farm take total to 67 - The Guardian 21st September 2009
Three more cases of E coli were today confirmed by health officials at a petting farm. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the number of people reporting symptoms of the O157 strain of the infection, linked to Godstone farm in Surrey, had risen to 67.
E coli cases lead experts to look at ban on petting farm animals - The Observer 20th September 2009
The number of cases of E coli linked to a farm in Surrey rose to 64 today as the government asked a panel of experts to decide whether children should be banned from petting farm animals.
The decision to rethink the current guidance came after one of the country's leading authorities on diseases said parents should "think very hard" about letting under-fives touch animals at petting farms.
E coli outbreak: call for petting farms to stop children stroking the animals - The Observer 20th September 2009
Young children are risking the spread of E coli by touching the animals at zoos and farms, say medical experts
E coli fears lead to closure of fourth farm - The Guardian 18th September 2009
A fourth children's petting farm was closed tonight as health experts investigated a potential link with three people who have been infected with E coli.
World of Country Life farm, in Exmouth, Devon, was shut on the advice of East Devon District Council and the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The agency said it was "acting on information that potentially linked the farm with three individuals with confirmed E coli O157 infection". The farm has closed voluntarily while the local authority, the HPA and its partners conduct an investigation.
Third farm closed in E coli alert - The Guardian 18th September 2009
White Post farm in Nottinghamshire shut after same strain confirmed in second visitor
E. coli may become notifiable disease after farm outbreak - The Independent on Sunday 20th September 2009
E. coli could be upgraded to a "notifiable disease" – on a par with infections like smallpox and measles – to speed up detecting outbreaks.
News of the development came as the number of cases of E. coli O157 linked to Godstone Farm in Surrey yesterday reached 57. The count is three times the normal rate of 15 to 20 cases that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) attributes to open or petting farms in England and Wales each year.
Parents warned of high E coli risk on farms - The Sunday Times 20th September 2009
PARENTS who visit petting farms were this weekend warned that 40% of cattle herds carry the potentially dangerous strain of bacterium at the centre of an outbreak in Surrey.
The number of children who have fallen ill after visiting Godstone farm has reached 57, with 10 still in hospital. None is seriously ill. Three other farm attractions have shut down in recent days.
Third petting farm closed over fears of new E.coli outbreak - The Times 18th September 2009
Two new cases of the bug have been confirmed, with both patients having visited White Post Farm, north of Nottingham
E.coli expert says young children must avoid farm animals - The Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009
Children under five should not be allowed to touch animals at petting farms, diseases expert Professor Hugh Pennington has said, following E.coli fears at four sites.
Petting farm rules reconsidered after E.Coli cases - The Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009
The Government is considering changing the rules on petting farms for children following a series of E.Coli outbreaks, it has emerged.
E-coli cases nearly double at Godstone Farm - The Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009
The number of confirmed cases of E-coli at Godstone Farm has nearly doubled in a week as the Government considers whether to change its guidelines on children’s contact with farmyard animals.
Fourth farm closes over E.coli outbreak - Daily Telegraph 18th September 2009
A fourth farm attraction has closed in the wake of the E.coli outbreak after the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found a potential link with three sufferers.
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