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Two girls ill in E.coli outbreak | Two girls ill in E.coli outbreak |
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Two girls who attended a dance camp in Pembrokeshire have contracted E.coli, it has been confirmed. | Two girls who attended a dance camp in Pembrokeshire have contracted E.coli, it has been confirmed. |
An 11-year-old from the West Midlands is being treated in hospital and a seven-year-old from Denbighshire is recovering at home. | An 11-year-old from the West Midlands is being treated in hospital and a seven-year-old from Denbighshire is recovering at home. |
Both had attended Dance Camp Wales in Cresselly, between 29 July and 9 August. | Both had attended Dance Camp Wales in Cresselly, between 29 July and 9 August. |
Pembrokeshire council and the National Public Health Service for Wales (NPHS) are investigating. | |
Anyone who attended the event and is experiencing symptoms that may be associated with E.coli O157 infection should contact their GP or Out of Hours Service for medical advice as a matter of urgency. | |
The serious bacterial infection causes abdominal pain and diarrhoea and symptoms range from mild diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever to bloody diarrhoea. | |
Most people recover without complications, but the most severe cases can develop kidney failure. | |
Separate outbreak | |
The latest E.coli cases come after an outbreak of the bug in Wrexham last month, which left four people ill. | |
Karen Morrisroe-Clutton, 32, remains in intensive care but is out of a medically-induced coma. | |
Abigail Hennessey, three, was in hospital for two weeks and had dialysis for five days, but is now "doing well". | |
The Llay Fish Bar, in Llay, is closed while an investigation to pinpoint a possible source continues. |