We have ascertained an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting in children and staff following a Thorpe St Andrew High School trip (3rd to 8th June 2002) to Garth Farm, Capel Curig in Snowdonia Wales run by Artic and Mountain Ventures (Proprietor Owen Hunt). Blythe Jex School are also there at present.

Norfolk NHS Health Protection Unit are currently investigating this with Broadland DC Environmental Health Department (Ivor Bartrum) and the local authorities in Wales.

We thought it important to alert you formally to this, so that any other proposed school parties to this destination from Norfolk etc can be properly advised regarding preventive hygiene/safety measures etc. If there are any such schools they would be well advised to contact their local Environmental Health Department (who are all aware) or Ivor Bartrum (01603 703305) or ourselves at 01603 307317 for further advice.

Please get in touch if you need further information etc.

Regards Lynne

Lynne Warner

Communicable Disease Control Nurse Specialist

Norfolk NHS Health Protection Unit

Tel: 01603 307317 Fax 01603 307111