The children are suffering from hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS , a serious kidney infection, possibly linked to an educational farm
Five children seriously ill after bacterial infection in Antwerp region
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Another spokesperson for the Departement Zorg told VRT Nieuws that SHU was an infection requiring intensive care in hospital. "It attacks the kidneys, which then begin to fail," Anneleen De Sadeleer said. The Flemish Ministry of Health (Departement Zorg) recently opened an investigation into the hospitalization of five young children in the province of Antwerp.
Furthermore, "It is a broad and complex investigation," confirmed the spokesperson for the Departement Zorg. STEC is a variant of the E. coli bacterium, and "attacks mainly the intestines and causes diarrhea, sometimes bloody," Anneleen De Sadeleer, spokesperson for the Flemish Ministry of Health, explained to HLN. AFSCA and Sciensano have been contacted by the Flemish Ministry of Health to collaborate in trying to discover the origin of the infection.
In addition, As a preventive measure, educational activities with the animals of the Mikerf farm have been suspended while various analyses are carried out. Several of the five children had recently visited this farm before being admitted to the hospital. Five children in serious condition after contracting a bacteria: 'a particularly serious infection', a teaching farm under scrutiny.
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Another spokesperson for the Departement Zorg told VRT Nieuws that SHU was an infection requiring intensive care in hospital.
reliability low1/2 sources"It attacks the kidneys, which then begin to fail," Anneleen De Sadeleer said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe Flemish Ministry of Health (Departement Zorg) recently opened an investigation into the hospitalization of five young children in the province of Antwerp.
reliability low1/2 sources"It is a broad and complex investigation," confirmed the spokesperson for the Departement Zorg.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSTEC is a variant of the E. coli bacterium, and "attacks mainly the intestines and causes diarrhea, sometimes bloody," Anneleen De Sadeleer, spokesperson for the Flemish Ministry of Health, explained to HLN.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAFSCA and Sciensano have been contacted by the Flemish Ministry of Health to collaborate in trying to discover the origin of the infection.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAs a preventive measure, educational activities with the animals of the Mikerf farm have been suspended while various analyses are carried out.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSeveral of the five children had recently visited this farm before being admitted to the hospital.
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Five children in serious condition after contracting a bacteria: 'a particularly serious infection', a teaching farm under scrutiny.
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