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Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli found MSNBC, April 10, 2010- by PHUONG LE

Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli found MSNBC.com, April 10, 2010- by PHUONG LE. The first case was reported to Clark County health officer Dr. Alan Melnick on March 19, after it received a stool sample that tested positive for E. coli O157:H7

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Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli found MSNBC, April 10, 2010- by PHUONG LE

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  1. Wash. day care stayed open after E. coli foundMSNBC.com, April 10, 2010- by PHUONG LE • The first case was reported to Clark County health officer Dr. Alan Melnickon March 19, after it received a stool sample that tested positive for E. coli O157:H7 • On March 26, the same doctor who treated the first child reported a second case to health officials. Health officials inspected the facility but didn't find anything wrong with hygiene practices • On March 29, the mother of a third child called health officials reporting symptoms. Health officials did another inspection that day • The boy who died was the fourth child to be hospitalized. On March 30, health officials took stool samples from 22 children and 4 adults. When it got results back showing that E. coli had spread there, it closed the facility.

  2. Timeline for Reporting of E. coli Casesaccording to CDC • Incubation time: Time for symptoms to show. • Time for treatment: Doctor collects sample for laboratory testing. • Time to diagnose: Laboratory identifies E. coli O157 • Sample shipping time: Time needed to ship sample to public health for “DNA fingerprinting” • Time to “DNA fingerprinting”: Time needed to determine if outbreak and identify source 2-3 weeks

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