Poor toilet hygiene more likely to spread E.coli than food, scientists say
The E.coli bacteria is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene than undercooked meat or other food, according to new research.
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Mince recalled at north-east Costco store after E. coli scare
Customers at Westhill’s Costco store were left shocked after food items were recalled due to an E.coli scare.
Islanders told to boil water after discovery of e.coli bug
E.coli has been discovered in a village water supply in Lewis.
Vaccine developed to fight e.coli in cattle
A brand new vaccine which is effective at controlling e.coli 0157 - the cattle disease which can prove fatal in humans - has been developed by a team of Scottish scientists.
Mother of boy left blind and deaf following an e.coli outbreak calls for greater public awareness
The mother of a young boy who was left blind and deaf following an e.coli outbreak at a north-east nursery is calling for greater public awareness to prevent others falling ill.
Specialist recalls little Bo’s ‘darkest days’
Ian Ramage, consultant nephrologist at Yorkhill Children's Hospital in Glasgow, has treated Bo since he first arrived from Aberdeenshire in May 2012.
From happy toddler to a fight for his life; the story of Bo Cox
Two years ago, he was a healthy toddler playing happily at nursery with his little friends.
‘Eight months of no food, then one day he just ate a chocolate button’
For most toddlers, eating a chocolate button is the most normal thing in the world.
E-coli more prevalent in the north-east
A leading microbiologist has said that E-coli infections are more prevalent in Scotland, and in particular Grampian and the north east, than almost anywhere else in the world.