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| Five more people have contracted E.coli in an outbreak linked to a children's farm in Surrey. | Five more people have contracted E.coli in an outbreak linked to a children's farm in Surrey. |
| Of 45 confirmed cases, 12 are children being treated in hospital. Four of them are seriously ill, six are in a stable condition and two more are improving. | |
| Godstone Farm was closed to the public on Saturday following the outbreak. | |
| Its sister farm, Horton Park in Epsom, closed voluntarily after the Health Protection Agency (HPA) found hygiene arrangements to be unsatisfactory. | |
| The HPA advised the local authority that the farm be closed immediately while the "defects were rectified". | |
| A spokeswoman for Horton Park Children's Farm said the decision to close the farm on Wednesday evening was made because of the perceived "slight risk" of more children contracting E.coli. | |
| The letter displayed at the entrance to the farm said it had closed as a temporary measure "owing to concerns expressed by us and others, and due to the slight risk to our customers of the chance of disease". | |
| HPA officials are not aware of any cases of E.coli linked to Horton Park farm. | |
| Since the outbreak the HPA has apologised to parents for delays in closing Godstone Farm and an independent investigation has begun. |
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