Maine CDC Says E. coli Investigation Will Take Several Days

OXFORD, Maine - Maine authorities say it will be several days before they comment on the results of an investigation into two cases in which Androscoggin County children were hospitalized with symptoms associated with E. coli.
 
The agency says both children attended the Oxford County Fair in September and visited animals barns and a petting zoo. A spokesman for the state agriculture department says the state veterinarian went to the fairgrounds on Wednesday to take samples from bedding that will be tested.
 
A spokesman for the CDC says the testing will take a long period of time and updates are unlikely for several days.
 
The CDC said on Tuesday that lab tests revealed the presence of toxins associated with E. coli in both children. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting.