NORTHGLENN, Colo. - Children at the Little Sailors Child Development in Northglenn play on a playground while their parents and health officials monitor an E. coli outbreak at the center that has affected more than a dozen people.
The Tri-County Health Department has announced that 14 people, 13 children and a teacher have been diagnosed with a mild strain of E. coli.
"It appears less severe," said Richard Vogt, M.D., with Tri-County. "We have to see how this plays out."
Saker Sus, the owner of Little Sailors, said his own son was showing symptoms for over a month.
None of those affected have been hospitalized. The source of the outbreak remains a mystery.
"We don't know," says Vogt. "E. coli is one of these bacteria to come from animal products, hamburgers, cattle, etc."
Sus says his center is separating the children that show symptoms. "The reason we're not sending them home is because we don't want the parents to take them to a different child-care setting and spread the disease around."
The Tri-County Health Department has announced that 14 people, 13 children and a teacher have been diagnosed with a mild strain of E. coli.
"It appears less severe," said Richard Vogt, M.D., with Tri-County. "We have to see how this plays out."
Saker Sus, the owner of Little Sailors, said his own son was showing symptoms for over a month.
None of those affected have been hospitalized. The source of the outbreak remains a mystery.
"We don't know," says Vogt. "E. coli is one of these bacteria to come from animal products, hamburgers, cattle, etc."
Sus says his center is separating the children that show symptoms. "The reason we're not sending them home is because we don't want the parents to take them to a different child-care setting and spread the disease around."
