Public Health Wales has confirmed that there has been an outbreak of food poisoning cases in Abergavenny, believed to be caused by the shigella bacteria.
Shigella bacteria cause an infection called shigellosis and symptoms can include diarrhoea (which can sometimes include blood), fever, and stomach cramps. The symptoms can begin one to two days after being infected and can last up to seven days. This infection is not life-threatening but can result in hospitalisation in some cases. You can read about the symptoms and different types of food poisoning here.
One person told WalesOnline that their family and friends have been put through "horrendous sickness" as a result of contracting shigella. It is understood to be linked to a restaurant they visited on Friday, February 12. They added: "My relatives became incredibly sick on the following Sunday and Monday with symptoms persisting through to the mid-week for one and late week for the other. Symptoms included some vomiting, fevers, terrible stomach cramps and blood in their diarrhoea."
