Tenth Case Of E coli Confirmed

Health Protection Scotland has confirmed that a further case of E coli has been linked with venison, bringing the total to ten.

All of those affected by the same strain of E. coli O157 had consumed venison which was purchased raw and cooked at home before falling ill.

Health watchdogs have traced the products to Highland Game, which supplies venison to several supermarkets and dieting club Scottish Slimmers.

These products are now no longer on sale. 

Of the ten patients, nine are recovering at home and one is being treated in hospital.

Dr. Syed Ahmed, Consultant in Health Protection and Clinical Director at HPS said, “It can take up to fourteen days for someone to display symptoms following consumption of contaminated food products. Therefore it is not unusual for some cases to be identified after control measures have been taken. What is encouraging is that this additional case consumed products from the same time frame as the previous cases.”