ADAMS TWP — The Adams Ridge Pool is closed through Thursday after at least two children who swam there on Memorial Day tested positive for E. coli and C. diff, two bacteria that cause gastrointestinal symptoms.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Wednesday it was conducting an “outbreak investigation of gastrointestinal infections associated with the Adams Ridge community swimming pool.”

A posting on the Adams Ridge community's website Tuesday stated that up to eight children who swam there May 31 have experienced or are currently experiencing gastrointestinal cramping and diarrhea, and two of those eight children tested positive for two bacteria that cause such symptoms.

Cranberry Community Management, a company that manages the homeowners association's business, did not return a request for comment Wednesday.

A health official and the homeowners association's pool maintenance company took samples of the water Tuesday to test for the presence of both E. coli and C. diff, potentially among other bacteria, according to the community's website.

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