{"id":945764,"date":"2026-05-08T09:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/945764\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T09:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T09:26:35","slug":"nhs-lothian-issues-warning-after-16-farm-visitors-fall-ill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/945764\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS Lothian issues warning after 16 farm visitors fall ill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  NHS Lothian confirmed it was investigating the cases of cryptosporidiosis which were traced to Craigies Farm in South Queensferry.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The parasitic infection, linked to farm animals, can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps and can be serious for young children.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Graham Mackenzie, NHS Lothian public health consultant, said: &#8220;We are working closely with colleagues in hospital and primary care to ensure that if any further cases arise they receive appropriate and timely care.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26084786.live-updates-scots-take-polls\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Live updates as Scots take to the polls<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The health board said environmental health officers were working closely with the visitor attraction.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Mackenzie added: &#8220;Infection can be picked up by touching or petting animals or through contact with fields, fences, gates and buildings where animals have been kept.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We generally see a seasonal increase in cryptosporidiosis cases in springtime and all cases are investigated to identify a source.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/news\/26080631.reform-uk-plan-create-constitutional-legal-crisis-warns-expert\/?ref=ed_recent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Reform UK plan would create constitutional and legal crisis, warns expert<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;To reduce the risk of infection it is important to wash your hands after contact with animals or areas where they are kept.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Craigies has a petting farm where visitors can visit and feed lambs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It is reported that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/topics\/business\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">business<\/a>, which also operates a cafe, farm shop and deli, has remained open since the cases were identified.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cryptosporidiosis, caused by the parasite cryptosporidium, can be carried by a wide range of farm animals including sheep, cattle, pigs and goats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NHS Lothian confirmed it was investigating the cases of cryptosporidiosis which were traced to Craigies Farm in South&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":945765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-945764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116538244406745451","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=945764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/945764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/945765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=945764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=945764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=945764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}