Wildlife Centre Hit by Bug Bans Animal Petting Children Treated in Hospital After Outbreak
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A WILDLIFE centre has stopped all animal petting after an outbreak of cryptosporidium infection, thought to have been started by allowing children to help bottlefeed lambs at Easter.
Six children have been treated in hospital, and so far there are 13 confirmed cases of the infection and a further 11 suspected cases among visitors to the Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre, near Comrie, in Perthshire, since March 25.See the full content of this document
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Wildlife Centre Hit by Bug Bans Animal Petting Children Treated in Hospital After Outbreak
The parasite, which is commonly found in animal intestines, can cause diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps and a slight fever.
NHS Tayside is investigating the outbreak and said ...See the full content of this document
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