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Five children were taken to hospital after contracting
E.coIi while feeding lambs at a petting farm in the Ribble Valley.
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Health bosses are investigat ing a total of 14 confirmed cases of the 0157 infection in 12 children and two adults who had been to lambing live at Huntley’s Country Store, near Samlesbury, over recent weeks. One child has been dis
charged while the other four, all aged under 10 years, are
i said still to be in hospital. Customers have now been
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banned from touching ani mals at the farm as Public Health England looks into the outbreak. Dr Ken Lamden, a consult
ant in health protection for the Cumbria and Lancashire PHE Centre, said: “Jnvestiga-
Craziness in store atTesco’s Forfeit
Friday Shoppers did a double-take when they saw the store man ager having his head shorn - and another manager locked in a cage. It was part of the Forfeit
Friday” at Tesco, Clitheroe, in whichbossessufferedvarious . indignities to raise £970 for Diabetes UK. Store manager Daniel Ber-
risford, a Wigan Warriors rugby league fan, was forced to wear a Leeds Rhinos shirt and hold a soft toy mascot as he went hairless. Normally chatty counters
manager Angela Fisher had to undergo a sponsored silence while shut in a cage. Night manager Russell
Sanderson did his entire night shift in drag, store as sistant Paul Dugdale suffered a leg waxing, produce man ager Brian Horrocks sang in a sponsored karaoke and gro cery manager Kevin Smith, a Manchester United fan, had to wear a-Liverpool shirt all day.
Vikki Rebanks, better
service manager, said: “We made sure they really had to suffer, and it got a great reac tion from our customers.”
Huntley's Country Store, where thechildrenstruck by
E.coIi had visited.
tions are still on going and all public health measures have been put in place. The owners are co-operating fully and we are working closely with them and with colleagues across health and local authorities.” Officials at Huntley’s say
they are “distraught” at the outbreak. Managing director ofHuntley’s Mr Harry Wilson, said: “First and foremost, all our thoughts at this moment in time centre around the af fected children and we wish them a speedy and full recov ery.
“Huntley’s management
is distraught that this out break took place during our extremely popular Lambing Live event. “Witnessing the birth of
baby lambs is a special and rare moment for both chil dren and adults from non farming backgrounds. “It is therefore unfortunate
that this outbreak has hap pened at such a magical event which ought to leave children with good lifelong memories. We are working with the envi- ronmental officers to pinpoint
the source of the outbreak.” Mr Lamden is urging any
one who visited the farm be tween March 29th and April 24th to get in touch. “Symptoms of
E.coIi O157
include bloody diarrhoea, which can be serious, or milder forms of the infection
whichareusuallyself-limiting
, and clear within seven days,” he explained.
“It is believed the outbreak
began before Easter. Anyone who visited the lambing event between March 29 th and April 24th and who is unwell with diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea
or passing less urine than usu al should seek medical advice or contact NHS m.
“The b e st protection
against
E.coIi 0157 and most infections is thorough hand washing. This is particularly important after contact with animals, after going to the toi let, after handling raw meat and always before eating. • See Page 9 for advice re
garding washing hands after contact with farm animals.
Blooming goodresponse to garden club fundraiser
More than £460 was raised for the North West Air Ambu- Garden club member Betty Owen, who is pictured with hon- lance with an annual fund-raising coffee morning staged by orary president George Cowgill, won the guess-the-weight-of Clitheroe Garden Club.
the-cake competition.
Supported by Clitheroe Town Mayor Coun. Kevin Horkin and Generous passersby also bobbed into the fund-raiser to CIitheroeTownCouncii,theeventwasstagedintheMayor’s make a donation. Parlour and the funds were raised through a tombola as well FormoredetailsaboutClitheroeGardenClub,visitwww. asthesaleofplants, jewellery, scarfs and cakes.
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Ribble Valley residents are re minded to wash their hands after contact with livestock or wildlife. Outbreaks of gastrointes
tinal illness associated with contact with farm animals peak in the spring and sum mer, when visits to petting farms increase. Washing hands is partic
ularly important after con tact with animals, going to the toilet, handling rawmeat products and always before eating. Ribble Valley Borough
Council’s head of environ mental health, James Rus sell, said: “We want parents to follow strict hand-wash ing with their families when visiting petting farms or coming into contact with livestock. “Although many parents
carry
alcoholgel.thisshould be in addition to hand washing with soap and wa ter, not a substitute. “We don’t want to dis
courage farm visits, but peo ple need to remember that a range of infections can be passed on through contact
Now wash your hands...
with animals unless care is taken to minimise the risk. “It is very important for
parents and children to make full use of washing facilities provided at open farms. They should wash their hands thoroughly after contact with animals, before eating and before putting fingers near their mouths. “We urge families to enjoy
farm visits safely by ensuring good hand hygiene.”
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