5 h. ago Symptoms of parasite infection after outbreak linked to UK farm 'petting session'

An outbreak of a suspected parasite infection has seen 28 people take ill after a farm "petting session"

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11 h. ago What is cryptosporidium? Symptoms of unpleasant disease spread by nasty parasite explained

Public Health Wales is investigating a suspected outbreak of cryptosporidium - sometimes known as crypto - following activity at Marlborough Grange Farm in Cowbridge, south Wales

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21 h. ago Probe begins after visitors to farm petting sessions suffer parasitic infection

Public Health Wales said it was investigating 28 cases of cryptosporidium infection linked to the Cowbridge Farm Shop.

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25 h. ago 28 people taken ill after visiting UK tourist attraction in suspected outbreak

Cryptosporidium comes from parasites that live in the faeces of infected animals and can cause illness in humans - at least 28 people have fallen ill in a suspected outbreak

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1 week ago I visited American town being hit by world's most infectious disease... the terrifying reality in ground zero

Seminole, West Texas, is at the center of what is threatening to become America's largest measles outbreak in a quarter-of-a-century. There's little sign the disease is slowing down.

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3 w. ago Second child reportedly dies of measles in Texas amid growing outbreak

US health and human services department confirmed death but insisted the exact cause is under investigationA second child with measles has reportedly died in Texas amid a steadily growing outbreak that has infected nearly 500 people in that state alone.The US health and human services department confirmed the death to NBC late Saturday, though the agency insisted exactly why the child died remained under investigation. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the eight-year-old girl had died from “measles pulmonary failure” early Thursday at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, citing records obtained by the outlet. Continue reading...

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