2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Authorities in the city of San Diego confirmed Tuesday that a fifth child has become ill due to the E. Coli bacteria that infected three other minors and caused the death of one after visiting the fair in that county.
"A new, confirmed case of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) has been reported that could be related to animals at the San Diego County Fair," said José A. Álvarez, a spokesman for the Agency. of Human and Health Services of said Californian city through the official website of the agency.
The new victim is a 6-year-old boy, who, like the other patients (aged 9, 11 and 13), visited the aforementioned fair located on the Del Mar estate. The minor was there on June 22 and 26. was diagnosed with Shiga-toxin-producing E. Coli. Fortunately, he did not have to be hospitalized and is already recovering, the agency confirms.
This institution also reported that a previously reported case of a 9-year-old boy possibly infected with the same bacteria has been confirmed. The boy visited this place on June 13 and on the 16th he became ill. In his case, he required hospitalization and apparently has already recovered, according to KPBS in San Diego.
About a week ago, the boy Jedidiah King Cabezuela, 2 years old, died in said city, after visiting the fair and becoming ill due to the Shiga-toxin-producing bacterium E. Coli. Since then, the zoo's domesticated animals have been closed, suspected of being the source of the contagion.
Little Jedidiah visited the site on June 15 and by 19 he had become seriously ill. The boy died on the 19th of that month.
At the time, Dr. Erin McDonald told the local newspaper Union-Tribune that the boy had died of a dangerous combination of symptoms that include bleeding and kidney damage that causes clots and can lead to organ failure.
The boy's great-uncle Ed Sanford confirmed to the local 10-News network that the boy began to have stomach problems after visiting the fair and that he went in and out of emergencies for three days as his symptoms worsened. Sanford insisted that the boy had washed his hands after touching the animals at the zoo.
Last Friday, the aforementioned government agency confirmed that four of the cases were linked to contact with animals, which led to the closure of the zoo. The origin of the bacteria is still unknown.
"[Jedidiah] was full of energy, he was laughing, loving, an adorable precious little boy of 2 years," exclaimed a friend of the little boy's parents, Rebecca and Tony, on a GoFundMe page. "Please pray for the Cabezuela family, we want to lift them up with our prayers and help them raise money for the little angel Jedidiah's funerals."
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