Parents in Arizona are reporting that their children became infected with E. coli after interaction with animals at the Arizona State Fair petting zoo.
A non-profit group that works with parents of children infected with the bacteria says at least four children have been hospitalized. All four families told the group — Parker’s Promise — that their children petted a pig at the petting zoo. According to reports from the parents as many as eight children were at the hospital in Phoenix with infections.
As of Nov. 20, neither the Arizona health department nor state fair officials had responded to questions from Food Safety News about the outbreak. However, Maricopa County Health Executive Director Jeanene Fowler, told the Arizona Republic that the department is investigating the situation. The fair ran for a month in Phoenix, ending in late O