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Parents sue State Fair over E. coli illness - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

kristen.kridel@heraldtribune.com Two Charlotte County children on a family outing to the Florida State Fair last year caught a potentially fatal strain of E. coli bacteria from petting goats, according to a lawsuit filed in the Hillsborough Circuit Court.The father of Abigail Hayse, 6, and her brother, Bryce, 3, said they have since recovered, although they could have health problems as they grow older.State Fair officials say steps have been taken to avoid problems in the future. The next Florida State Fair is Feb. 9-20.The children's parents filed suit last week against Agventure Farm Shows and the Florida State Fair Authority."For us, it was one of those things you read in the paper and say, 'Man, that's terrible,'" their father, Jonathan Hayse, said Monday. "You never expect it to happen to someone you know."According to data from the Florida Department of Health, 26 people contracted E. coli in February and March from Agventure petting zoos at the Central Florida Fair in Orlando, the Strawberry Festival in Plant City and the State Fair in Tampa. Forty-two additional cases are considered suspect. That strain of E. coli was found in six animals provided by Agventure, data showed.Most of the infected people were children. - More available

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