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South Carolina Requests Federal Evaluation on Day Care E.Coli Outbreak Response

South Carolina’s public health department has asked federal officials to evaluate both the agency’s response to an E. coli outbreak that killed one child at a Greenwood day care facility and its infectious disease programs overall. Department of Health and …

Report: Staph Cause of Nearly 90 Sick Kids at Alabama Day Care

The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed staph in several types of food served at a Montgomery day care was what sent nearly 90 children to the emergency room and required 30 to be hospitalized. Multiple media outlets report …

Alabama Officials: Food Poisoning at Day Care Likely Cause of 86 Sick Kids

Alabama state health officials say food poisoning is the suspected culprit after 86 children became ill at a Montgomery day care. State Health Officer Don Williamson said Wednesday that health officials have ordered Sunny Side Child Care Center’s two locations …

Alabama Investigates Day Care After 38 Children Hospitalized With Illness

Alabama State health officials are evaluating food that was served at a Montgomery day care after dozens of children were hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. Merrill South of Baptist Health told local media that 38 children were being treated after …

3 More Test Positive for E. Coli from South Carolina Daycare Outbreak

Health officials say testing has found three more cases of E. coli from an outbreak at a Greenwood day care center that has now sickened 11 and killed a 2-year-old boy. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control …

Officials: South Carolina Day Care Linked to 8 E. Coli Cases, One Child Death

South Carolina health officials say an eighth case of E. coli has been traced to a daycare center that’s now temporarily closed. Officials announced the eighth case Monday night. They say at least one child appears to have died from …

Officials Want Day Care Centers in South Dakota Town to Be Insured

Health officials want the Sioux Falls City Council to require home day care centers to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. It’s part of a package of rules the council are considering. It includes higher registration fees and …