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has gloss | eng: An outbreak of the Escherichia coli O157 bacterium occurred in South Wales in 2005. It was the largest outbreak of E. coli O157 in Wales and the second largest in the UK. 157 cases were identified in the outbreak; 31 people were hospitalized, and one child, 5-year old Mason Jones died. Most of the 157 cases identified were children, attending 44 different schools across four different local authorities – Bridgend, Methry Tydfil, Caerphily and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Of those infected, 109 cases were identified as a strain of E. coli O157 unique to this outbreak. |
lexicalization | eng: 2005 Outbreak of E. coli O157 in South Wales |
lexicalization | eng: 2005 Outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales |
instance of | (noun) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time epidemic |
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