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King County reports 7 children infected with toxic E. coli May 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A lab technician holds a bacteria culture that shows a positive infection of enterohemorrhagic E. coli.Sean Gallup/Getty Images SEATTLE (AP) Seattle-King County officials have launched an investigation after seven children under the age of 14 became sick from E. coli over a two-week period last month. Six of the children were hospitalized, including one who developed a potentially lethal type of kidney complication, KOMO-TV reported. That child is now recovering after receiving treatment and another child is now believed to have the same complication. Health officials said the children became sick between April 17 and April 29 and had symptoms consistent with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, including bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, nausea and vomiting. ....