{"id":480186,"date":"2026-10-29T08:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480186\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T08:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T08:32:32","slug":"nine-e-coli-cases-in-dallas-possibly-tied-to-state-fair-of-texas-petting-zoo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/480186\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine E. coli cases in Dallas possibly tied to State Fair of Texas petting zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brief<\/p>\n

Nine cases of E. coli confirmed by Dallas County Health and Human Services all have one common thread: a trip to the State Fair of Texas prior to their infection.<\/p>\n

State Fair officials say there is no confirmed connection to their petting zoo and the E. coli cases at this time.<\/p>\n

Some of the families impacted by the E. coli infections are receiving help from Parker’s Promise, a local nonprofit that supports families affected by environmental pathogens.<\/p>\n

DALLAS – Dallas County Health and Human Services and State Fair of Texas officials continue to investigate if nine confirmed cases of E. coli came from the fair’s petting zoo.<\/p>\n

North Texas E. coli cases<\/p>\n

What we know<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Dalllas County Health and Human Services officials confirmed they’re investigating nine cases of E. coli that may have originated from the petting zoo at the State Fair of Texas.<\/p>\n

That’s up from seven confirmed cases on Tuesday. The common thread between all nine cases is a trip to the State Fair of Texas prior to the infection.<\/p>\n

“Wanna get the word out,” Dr. Philip Huang with DCHHS tells FOX 4’s Peyton Yager. “It can be very serious.”<\/p>\n

\"<div>Dr.<\/p>\n

The patients are of different ages and are all infected with the ‘shiga toxin-producing E. coli.’ Several patients are hospitalized at Dallas hospitals.<\/p>\n

State Fair of Texas officials say there is no verified information establishing the cause of the reported illnesses.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper<\/p>\n

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli spreads via contaminated food, water, or animals, followed by hand-to-mouth contact.<\/p>\n

Symptoms include abdominal pain, bloody stool, and vomiting.<\/p>\n

\"<div>E.<\/p>\n

Severe cases can lead to kidney failure. Last year, Stephanie Rogers’ daughter Lily was hospitalized<\/a> for 45 days from an E. coli infection unrelated to the current cases, and still suffers from kidney issues.<\/p>\n

Local perspective<\/p>\n

Three of the North Texas families with children hospitalized due to an E. coli infection are getting help from Parker’s Promise, a nonprofit that supports families affected by environmental pathogens.<\/p>\n

Mary McGonigle-Martin with Parker’s Promise tells FOX 4’s Peyton Yager, “Going to petting zoos are an extremely high-risk activity for young kids.”<\/p>\n

The organization has reached out to another family impacted by an E. coli infection. All four families attended the State Fair prior to their infection.<\/p>\n

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What you can do<\/p>\n

Anyone who may be infected with this E. coli strain is urged to contact their doctor or Dallas County Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n

The Source<\/p>\n

Information in this story comes from Dallas County Health and Human Services, Parker’s Promise, and previous FOX 4 reporting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief Nine cases of E. coli confirmed by Dallas County Health and Human Services all have one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":480187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-480186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/480187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}