Cows blamed for festival bug
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Your support makes all the difference.An E coli outbreak which struck down nine fans at this year's Glastonbury Festival was due to cattle grazing on the site, an inquiry found. An investigation was launched after revellers fell ill with the stomach bug. Investigators initially feared the outbreak of E coli O 157 was caused by poorly cooked food sold to people at the festival.
But the report yesterday by the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, part of the Public Health Laboratory Service,disclosed that the bacteria had found its way from cattle dung into mud on the site at Pilton, Somerset. All the victims - who included a two-year-old girl - made a complete recovery.
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