Posted: October 8th, 2011 - 12:57am by Doug Powell

CBC News reports Crystal Daycare in Dartmouth, N.S., believes it has stopped an outbreak of E. coli, but doesn’t bother to report what kind of E. coli sickened seven children and two of their siblings since the middle of August.

Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, the medical health officer for the capital region, said there hasn't been a new case since last week.

"It's the children that are the ongoing source and catching up with them and their disease can be a challenge. An outbreak like this can go on for several weeks for that reason. It's been exhausting for the parents, it's been exhausting for the daycare staff."

More than 90 children use the facility and public health officials say the E. coli was brought in by one of them.