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The number of people who had contracted a parasitic infection after attending calf and lamb feeding sessions at a farm in south Wales has risen to 81.
Seven new cases of cryptosporidium have been confirmed since last week, all linked to visits to Cowbridge Farm Shop at Marlborough Grange Farm in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, during March and April.
Public Health Wales (PHW) said the infection has led to 16 people requiring hospital care for at least one night, including a four-year-old boy.
The farm shop, which the BBC has approached for comment, has voluntarily suspended its feeding and petting sessions on 29 April and is cooperating fully with the ongoing investigation, PHW said.
