Alberta Premier sends ‘thoughts and prayers’ to E.coli patients one week after outbreak
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sent “thoughts and prayers” to E.coli patients and their families on Sunday almost one week after the outbreak was declared.
As of Sunday, there are 190 lab-confirmed cases linked to the E.coli outbreak and 27 kids are in hospital. Seven patients were discharged from hospital.
Alberta Health Services said 20 patients have been confirmed to have severe illness and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a rare disease that affects the kidneys and blood clotting functions of people.
Calgary Zone medical officer of health Dr. Franco Rizzuti said Friday the severe illness is part of a Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infection
Rizzuti also said a small number of kids require dialysis and dialysis machines were brought in from other AHS sites in case they are needed in the coming days.
“I’m sending my thoughts and prayers to all the children who’ve contracted E. coli in the recent outbreak. My heart also goes out to the families of these little ones. Thank you to all the frontline workers who’ve been working tirelessly to treat and care for these children,” Smith said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday.
“I’ve asked the Minister of Health, Adrianna LaGrange, and the Minister of Children and Family Services, Searle Turton, to do a full assessment of this outbreak to ensure steps are taken to prevent this from happening in the future.”
LaGrange also posted a similar statement on her page.
“My thoughts and prayers are with every child and family that has been affected by the E. coli outbreak in Calgary,” her post said.
“I want to express my gratitude to our exceptional frontline staff at the Alberta Children’s Hospital, the Peter Lougheed Centre and South Health Campus. Each location now
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