People in Wales Warned to Stop 'Cuddling' Cute Lambs and Wash Their Clothes

Farmers urged to limit animal contact after Wales illness outbreak

A public health warning has been issued in Wales after a farm visitor event led to more than 200 people falling ill.

People in Wales warned to stop 'cuddling' cute lambs and wash their clothes

Farmers are also being advised to keep visitors separate from lambs and calves

Urgent advice issued to Welsh attractions after hundreds of people fall ills

The call is in a Public Health Report into a large cryptosporidium outbreak which affected 200 people

Farmers advised to prevent visitors having close contact with animals at lamb-feeding events

Photo by YUNAN WANG on Unsplash Public Health Wales (PHW) has advised farmers running public lamb-feeding events to avoid offering close contact with animals, such as holding, cuddling and kissing lambs. The recommendation comes following the recent cryptosporidium outbreak associated with a farm shop in the Vale of Glamorgan. A total of 89 cases were confirmed during the outbreak which were linked to the Cowbridge Farm Shop. An investigation in…