Health experts have issued a warning to anyone heading to farms this summer amid an infection outbreak. Day trips to local farms are very popular among families as children love to pet the animals.
But visitors should be careful as a number of dangerous infections can be passed from livestock to humans. UKHSA health protection teams have now issued advice on ways people can stay safe after outbreaks of Salmonella, Cryptosporidium and E. coli have already been recorded across the country this year, including in the South West.
People have been urged to thoroughly and frequently wash their hands to avoid getting bugs that can make you seriously ill. Once infected, you can also pass the bugs on to other people who can also become unwell.
