FALKIRK - A hospital which treated patients during Scotland's worst E coli tragedy is at the centre of a major outbreak of the bacterium, health officials confirmed tonight.
The Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, which dealt with patients during last year's outbreak that killed 19 people, has 12 confirmed cases of the infection among patients and staff.
At the end of last week, three elderly residents in continuing care wards developed intestinal infections which have now been confirmed as E coli 0157. A further seven residents and two staff have since been found to have the same infection. The source is not yet known.
