Nine children at an Antrim nursery school have been struck down with E.coli infection, it was confirmed last night.
The Laura's Lodge Day Nursery closed last week following the first case.
The Northern Health and Social Services Board said last night that following further tests, nine pupils had been confirmed to have the E.coli O157 infection.
E.coli O157 can cause a range of symptoms from mild diarrhoea to a more severe illness. It is easily transmitted within groups of young children.
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Dr Michael Devine, consultant at the board, said the cause of the infection had not yet been established, but added that it was often passed on from cattle.
- (PA)