Minnesota health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak that has sickened 14 children, two seriously. One child has contracted a potentially fatal kidney condition caused by E. coli exposure. The children all attend the Berry Patch preschool in Edina, Minnesota.
Officials suspect that the children may have been exposed to E. coli during a field trip to a local apple orchard. The children were given apple juice during the field trip. E. coli typically causes abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea.