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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Person dies in Scotland after UK E coli outbreak, health officials say

E coli bacteria.
E coli bacteria. Photograph: Janice Haney Carr/AP

A person has died in Scotland after falling ill with E coli, in what appears to be the first death linked to an outbreak that has affected at least 30 people.

The UK Health Security Agency said the death “has been associated with this outbreak” and added later that it occurred in Scotland, but was unable to provide more information about the case.

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