Saskatoon Farm update

It is strongly recommended that patients presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms who visited Saskatoon Farm between July 1 and 18 and consumed food or beverages or water at the restaurant complete stool testing (bacterial enteric panel and stool parasite screen).

Symptomatic individuals are advised to see their primary care provider or reach out to 811 Health Link for a Virtual MD assessment.

Those individuals can be clinically assessed using the APL microbiology requisition for stool testing.

Please include the exposure investigation number (EI 2025-855) and indicate that they are symptomatic in the clinical information/suspected organism section to link to the Saskatoon Farm outbreak.

Asymptomatic individuals still require testing but do not need assessment. Read the memo.

The pathogens presumptively identified and linked to the presumed E.coli and amoebiasis outbreak are Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli and Entamoeba histolytica. Other incidental gastrointestinal viruses, including norovirus, sapovirus and rotavirus, have also been identified. However, at this time, there is not sufficient evidence to link these pathogens to the outbreak.

Latest updates: A new AHS web page is available for primary care providers and patients regarding the presumed E.coli and amoebiasis outbreak. Visit ahs.ca/saskatoonfarm.