E. Coli Found at Wellesley College

WELLESLEY, MA - Students and faculty in buildings at Wellesley College are being told to boil their water Friday after a water source tested positive for E. coli and total coliform.

The state issued the advisory at 4:30 p.m., urging people to boil their water before drinking it in seven locations - Weston Terrace, Fiske House, two residential buildings, the Child Study Center, an academic building and Wellesley Community Children’s Center, the Boston Globe reported.

A spokesperson for the college told the Globe that there have been no reports of anyone getting sick from drinking the water and the residential buildings house faculty, not students.

According to the Globe, the state Department of Environmental Protection has labeled the water in all other locations on the campus safe to drink. Dining halls and eating establishments were not impacted.

Certain strains of E. coli can cause diarrhea and abdominal cramping, as well as nausea and vomiting in some people, according to the Mayo Clinic. It can be especially harmful for people with weakened immune systems.

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