PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli – UK (02): (TW) triathlon, sewage, norovirus conf.

E. COLI – UK (02): (TYNE AND WEAR) TRIATHLON, SEWAGE, NOROVIRUS
CONFIRMED


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Date: Tue 15 Aug 2023
Source: BBC [edited] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66509438

Norovirus was the “most likely” cause of illness among competitors in
the UK leg of the World Triathlon Championship Series, health
officials have said.

Eighty-eight people have now reported suffering diarrhoea and vomiting
after the event in Sunderland last month [July 2023].

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 19 of 31 submitted samples

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