Officials: Petting Zoo Blamed For E. Coli Outbreak At Cleveland County Fair

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by Caryn Little

SHELBY, N.C.--Officials are blaming the petting zoo at the Cleveland County Fair as the cause of the E. Coli outbreak. 

More than 100 people were infected and 2-year-old Gage Lefevers died from complications of the illness. 

State health officials released the cause Friday afternoon during a news conference at the county's health department. 

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