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TasmaniaEnvironment15d ago
Tasmanian health authorities investigate child death linked to petting zoo
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Tasmania
Tasmanian health authorities investigate child death linked to petting zoo
- A young child has died in Tasmania after contracting a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection.
- The fatal E. coli infection was contracted during a visit to a petting zoo.
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- The name and specific location of the petting zoo have not been released by health authorities.
- It remains unclear if any other visitors to the zoo have fallen ill with similar symptoms.
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