Number of people ill from petting farm hits 89

by Erin

The number of people who have contracted a parasitic infection after attending calf and lamb feeding sessions at a farm in south Wales has risen to 89.

There have been eight new cases of cryptosporidium confirmed by Public Health Wales (PHW), all linked to visits to Cowbridge Farm Shop at Marlborough Grange Farm in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, during March and April.

PHW previously said the infection led to 16 people requiring hospital care for at least one night, including a four-year-old boy.

The farm shop, which the BBC has approached for comment, voluntarily suspended its feeding and petting sessions on 29 April and is cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation, PHW said.

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