One of the seven French children hospitalised with E coli was in a serious condition Friday, according to hospital sources. The four-year-old boy needs intensive care and sophisticated medical techniques, they say.

The child needed dialysis overnight, according to Health Minister Xavier Bertrand, who visited the hospital in the northern city of Lille at midday Friday. Medical staff say that his condition is fluctuating.

Experts say that the contamination could have taken place at a slaughterhouse. The bacteria is commonly found in cattle’s intestines and could have been passed to the meat if the two came into contact.

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