Experts await water well test results in E.coli probe

Public health experts investigating an E.coli outbreak in East Cork are awaiting the results of tests conducted on a private water well.

The results, which are not expected until next week, could help them identify the source of the infection, which has forced the closure of the First Steps crèche in Midleton.

The HSE confirmed last night that, despite other reports of diarrhoea in other attendees of the crèche, there have been no further confirmed cases of the diarrhoeal illnesses.