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Two schools in South London have been closed after an outbreak of E.coli struck down over forty pupils and staff.

An investigation by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is ongoing.

Thirty-nine children in total from both Hayes Primary School and Parklands Nursery in Bromley were confirmed to have the potentially fatal O157 strain of E.coli.

This follows an outbreak in Leeds where over twenty people were affected after eating meat from a local butchers.

A spokeswoman said that they were attempting to trace the source of theinfection.

The schools have been closed so they can be thoroughly cleaned to reduce the possibility of person-to-person transmission.

E.coli can spread very easily.

Advice from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is that by taking some simple precautions people can help reduce the risk of catching the infection.

Washing hands carefully and thoroughly with soap, particularly before eating, after using the toilet and before and after handling food.
Symptoms of e coli include sickness, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhoea and fever.

For the very young, old or those already unwell the illness may be more severe and complications such as renal failure can occur.

A London Borough of Bromley spokesman said that the council's Environmental Health Team was working closely with the Health Protection Agency's investigation.

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