Provisional tests carried out by Public Health England have confirmed that the group who attended the Buckatree Hall Hotel near Wellington on August 7 were struck down by the sickness bug norovirus, which was unlikely to have been spread by hotel staff.
This means that the illness that causes sickness had been spread by someone carrying the viral infection.
PHE said it was “unlikely that this is a member of staff at the hotel” due to no other reports among other guests who ate the same food falling ill.
Ann Fleming, Public Health England regional spokesperson, said: “We have just received confirmation that the samples from our laboratories have tested positive for norovirus.
“No other organisms has been detected so far.
“All the food samples have tested negative.
“There are no reports of illness in guests outside of the wedding party.”
Norovirus, often associated with hospitals, is one of the most contagious causes of gastrointestinal illness.
PHE said further tests were due to be completed and that the hotel was due to be contacted with the provisional results.
There were no reports of sickness from any other party eating at the venue on the same day and it has had no further reports on subsequent days.
