A lawsuit is now putting a painful spotlight on the Arizona State Fair, with ABC15 reporting that officials were already investigating an outbreak of E. coli-related Shiga toxin and a possible connection to the fair. In the same ABC15 report, a teenager, Aaliyah James, was diagnosed on Nov. 5 at Phoenix Children’s Hospital with hemolytic uremic syndrome after two emergency room visits, according to her mother, Tykeshia Thompson.
The report says James underwent three blood transfusions and six rounds of dialysis, and that her family says the illness came after a visit to the Arizona State Fair. ABC15 also reported that James was discharged on Thursday morning after her condition improved, though her kidneys were still not functioning properly.
For Valley families, this is the kind of story that hits close to home because the fair is such a familiar part of fall here. When health officials are looking at a possible link and a lawsuit is making the claims even more public, people who attended the fair are likely paying close attention.
Full details at [ABC15](https://www.abc15.com/news/health/officials-investigating-outbreak-of-e-coli-related-shiga-toxin-possible-connection-to-arizona-state-fair).
