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| Parents fear for E.coli children | Parents fear for E.coli children |
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| A mother of twin boys with acute kidney failure after an E.coli outbreak at a farm in Surrey has said she fears for their long-term health. | |
| Godstone Farm, near Redhill, was closed on Saturday - although the first E.coli case was reported on 27 August. | Godstone Farm, near Redhill, was closed on Saturday - although the first E.coli case was reported on 27 August. |
| Thirty-six visitors, including 12 children, have been taken ill. Three children remain seriously unwell. | Thirty-six visitors, including 12 children, have been taken ill. Three children remain seriously unwell. |
| Tracy Mock said it was still unclear whether her two-year-old sons would suffer long-term kidney damage. | |
| "I'm just so incredibly angry that they shouldn't be there [in hospital], and I'm extremely worried," said Ms Mock of Paddock Wood, Kent. | "I'm just so incredibly angry that they shouldn't be there [in hospital], and I'm extremely worried," said Ms Mock of Paddock Wood, Kent. |
| 'Very weak' | 'Very weak' |
| Ms Mock, whose daughter was also taken ill after visiting the farm, said her sons Todd and Aaron were both undergoing dialysis. | Ms Mock, whose daughter was also taken ill after visiting the farm, said her sons Todd and Aaron were both undergoing dialysis. |
| Todd has also had a blood transfusion. | Todd has also had a blood transfusion. |
| Mother Tracy Mock: ''I am extremely angry'' | Mother Tracy Mock: ''I am extremely angry'' |
| "They are quite sleepy and not with it at all. They're just lying in their cots with tubes coming out of them," she said. | "They are quite sleepy and not with it at all. They're just lying in their cots with tubes coming out of them," she said. |
| The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the outbreak began at the farm on 8 August, but it did not receive details of the first case until 27 August. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the outbreak began at the farm on 8 August, but it did not receive details of the first case until 27 August. |
| Experts have described it as one of the UK's largest outbreaks of E.coli. | Experts have described it as one of the UK's largest outbreaks of E.coli. |
| The farm, which is popular with families and attracts 2,000 visitors a day at peak times, said suitable control measures were in place and it would not reopen until it had got to the root of the problem. | The farm, which is popular with families and attracts 2,000 visitors a day at peak times, said suitable control measures were in place and it would not reopen until it had got to the root of the problem. |
| Investigators trying to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak have been conducting tests in and around animal pens in an attempt to identify the source of the bug. | Investigators trying to pinpoint the cause of the outbreak have been conducting tests in and around animal pens in an attempt to identify the source of the bug. |
| A parent, known only as Marianne, from London, said her daughter suffered from kidney failure two days after visiting the farm on 12 August and ended up in hospital for six days. | A parent, known only as Marianne, from London, said her daughter suffered from kidney failure two days after visiting the farm on 12 August and ended up in hospital for six days. |
| Stomach cramps | Stomach cramps |
| "My daughter is now home but still very weak. We don't know whether her kidneys will have permanent damage and won't know for a year," she said. | "My daughter is now home but still very weak. We don't know whether her kidneys will have permanent damage and won't know for a year," she said. |
| Diana Wade Scriven, of Bromley, south London, said one of her children was admitted to hospital with "terrible stomach cramps" following a visit and tested positive for E.coli. | Diana Wade Scriven, of Bromley, south London, said one of her children was admitted to hospital with "terrible stomach cramps" following a visit and tested positive for E.coli. |
| If parents fail to ensure that their children utilise the ample hand washing facilities available then these outbreaks are likely to happen Chris Pratley, parent | If parents fail to ensure that their children utilise the ample hand washing facilities available then these outbreaks are likely to happen Chris Pratley, parent |
| Jen Hardiman, of Redhill, Surrey, felt parents were not given enough information about the severity of the E.coli outbreak. | Jen Hardiman, of Redhill, Surrey, felt parents were not given enough information about the severity of the E.coli outbreak. |
| She said: "We visited the farm on Tuesday. We were told at the gate to read a small photocopied poster which said there had been a few cases of E-coli. | She said: "We visited the farm on Tuesday. We were told at the gate to read a small photocopied poster which said there had been a few cases of E-coli. |
| "Now it has been closed to the public I am very angry we were not told about the severity. This place should have been closed sooner." | "Now it has been closed to the public I am very angry we were not told about the severity. This place should have been closed sooner." |
| Father-of-two Chris Pratley, of Croydon, south London, praised staff and said warning signs were clearly in place. | Father-of-two Chris Pratley, of Croydon, south London, praised staff and said warning signs were clearly in place. |
| "Godstone Farm is a wonderful attraction and I am alarmed by the sensational tone of the current media coverage. | "Godstone Farm is a wonderful attraction and I am alarmed by the sensational tone of the current media coverage. |
| "Farm animals carry E.coli and if parents fail to ensure that their children utilise the ample hand washing facilities available then these outbreaks are likely to happen," he said. | "Farm animals carry E.coli and if parents fail to ensure that their children utilise the ample hand washing facilities available then these outbreaks are likely to happen," he said. |