UK: 100 struck down by norovirus - (Western Morning News)
August 21, 2008 – 8:47 pmMore than 100 people in a seaside resort have been struck down by norovirus, which first broke out in Mawgan Porth, near Newquay, around two weeks ago.
It is thought heavy rain may have caused sewerage systems to overflow, and the number of people falling ill at campsites, hotels and private homes has escalated from 50 on August 15, to 101 yesterday.
Geoff Fish, head of environmental health, said: “My advice is always to regard streams across beaches with caution, there is an enhanced risk of bugs in the water when there’s heavy rain.
“Any streams which go across beaches will always have a degree of contamination, because the water flow comes from fields with animals in.
“This contamination increases in times of heavy rain, so we are telling people not to go in the river and there are signs on the beach.”
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