29-07-2017 21:02 via deseretnews.com

Livestock source of deadly E. coli outbreak in Hildale

HILDALE, Washington County — Utah health authorities say livestock was the source of an E.coli outbreak that killed two children and sickened 10 others in a mostly polygamous community on the Utah-Arizona border.Southwest Utah Public Health Department spokesman David Heaton said Friday the infection originated in animal manure and spread between humans.Most of those affected by the outbreak first reported on July 1 were children, who are particularly sensitive.Heaton says several animals t
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