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London 2012: Badminton teams suffer hotel stomach bug | |
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Five members of Australia and Canada's badminton teams were among a number of guests who fell ill with suspected food poisoning at a hotel in Derby. | |
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigated when guests suffered stomach bugs after eating at the Mickleover Court Hotel last week. | The Health Protection Agency (HPA) investigated when guests suffered stomach bugs after eating at the Mickleover Court Hotel last week. |
Norovirus has been identified as the cause of the infection, the HPA said. | Norovirus has been identified as the cause of the infection, the HPA said. |
The hotel, which briefly shut after the illness but has now reopened, said it closed as a precautionary measure. | The hotel, which briefly shut after the illness but has now reopened, said it closed as a precautionary measure. |
The three Australians have fully recovered but two Canadians had to miss a warm-up match on Saturday. | The three Australians have fully recovered but two Canadians had to miss a warm-up match on Saturday. |
The Australian badminton players were Ross Smith, Renuga Veeran and Glenn Warfe, while Michelle Li and Alex Bruce were the ill Canadians. | The Australian badminton players were Ross Smith, Renuga Veeran and Glenn Warfe, while Michelle Li and Alex Bruce were the ill Canadians. |
The HPA said: "Norovirus has been identified as the cause of the infection and we are working with environmental health officers from South Derbyshire District Council to identify the source of the illness. | The HPA said: "Norovirus has been identified as the cause of the infection and we are working with environmental health officers from South Derbyshire District Council to identify the source of the illness. |
"Norovirus is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) in England and Wales. | "Norovirus is the most common cause of infectious gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) in England and Wales. |
"People can suffer from norovirus at any time of the year, although activity increases in the winter months. | "People can suffer from norovirus at any time of the year, although activity increases in the winter months. |
"It usually resolves in one or two days and there are no long-term effects." | "It usually resolves in one or two days and there are no long-term effects." |
The hotel said it did not feel it could take the risk of waiting for results of tests from Environmental Health Officers before closing. | The hotel said it did not feel it could take the risk of waiting for results of tests from Environmental Health Officers before closing. |
It added that the hotel was now open as normal and a team worked hard to reduce any disruption to events that had been scheduled to take place over the weekend. | It added that the hotel was now open as normal and a team worked hard to reduce any disruption to events that had been scheduled to take place over the weekend. |