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Germ often linked to food poisoning found in Millbury boy

By Kay Lazar

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 31, 2012

Disease trackers have confirmed that a 6-year-old Millbury boy, suspected of dying of food poisoning, did have E. coli bacteria in his system. In an e-mailed statement Thursday, Anne Roach, spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, said that the agency confirmed the presence of E.coli 0157 in its investigation. E. coli 0157 is a germ typically found in ground beef, but the bacteria is killed when the meat is thoroughly cooked. It is also found in raw milk.

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