Amy Chappell, from Banbury, Oxfordshire said her daughter Poppy fell seriously ill and spent four days in hospital following a day out to a farm during lambing season.
Poppy, 11, was hospitalised for four days after visiting a farm in OxfordshireChildren have fallen seriously ill with a parasite bug after visiting petting farms with one 11-year-old girl hospitalised for four days.
Ms Chappell said of her daughter: 'She was constantly being sick every few minutes and this went on for days. 'She was sick so much that she is now really anxious about eating as she thinks it will make her sick and she has problems with her digestive system.
Now experts from the UK Health Security Agency have warned families planning on visiting petting farms about the potential risk of infections. Animals can carry the bugs without appearing ill themselves and you can catch them by direct contact with an animal or with surfaces they have touched. Advertisement 'Sadly, this year we have already seen a significant number of cases linked to farm visits right across the country, including in some instances, children being hospitalised.'
Sophie Enright, 14, from Hollywood, Birmingham visited the farm with her mum Emma Cleverley, 38, on April 3 and became ill with diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting by April 9. Sophie's mother said: 'Even now I can't believe what has happened to Sophie since the farm visit back in April.'Having visited the doctors, she just never seemed to improve and as the weight fell off her, we became really concerned.
Mother Michelle Powell, 41 from Redditch, Worcestershire, said her daughter Georgia was also struck down with severe sickness and diarrhoea around a week after visiting the farm. 'You feel like there's nothing you can do and as time goes on with no improvement, you begin to be really concerned.'It was obviously busy that day and I thought at the time there were too many people for each slot with the animals and not a lot of supervision.
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