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Sixteen people hospitalised following stomach bug linked to petting farm

Public Health Wales has launched an investigation after 74 people were struck down with a virus

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Sixteen people have been hospitalised with a stomach virus which has been linked to a Welsh farm
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Sixteen people have been hospitalised with a stomach virus which has been linked to a Welsh farm

Sixteen people have been hospitalised after being struck down by a stomach illness linked to a Welsh petting farm. Cryptosporidium Public Health Wales (PHW) said 74 people were now thought to have...

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