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Friday, 28 July 2006 09:34 | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Elizabeth Russell, a two-year-old has died after contracting the E.coli O157 infection.
Elizabeth from Ballantrae, in South Ayrshire, died at the weekend after being taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.
A health board spokeswoman said two children in the Dumfries and Galloway area, who had been in contact with the Elizabeth, had also tested positive.
A Scottish Executive spokeswoman said: "We are aware of these cases and are being kept informed by the relevant NHS boards.
"Both of these incidents are being managed by the local NHS public health team and Health Protection Scotland who are liaising with us”.
Dr Carol Davidson, director of public health at NHS Ayrshire and Arran, said: "Investigations into the source of the infection are ongoing, but at the moment we have no reason to believe that others outside the families affected and their contacts are at any increased risk."
A statement from NHS Dumfries and Galloway said: "A 20-month-old child from Wigtownshire whose family were in contact with the family of the child in Ayrshire was admitted to Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary at the weekend with an E.coli O157 infection.
"The child was discharged from hospital on Wednesday evening.
"A second child aged three years who was also in contact with the family in Ayrshire was admitted at the weekend but was discharged from hospital on Monday”.
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