IT’S ESTIMATED THAT 30 per cent of private wells in Ireland are contaminated with E. coli arising from animal and human waste.
Meanwhile, a report by the Health Service Executive (HSE) has found that there is a growing number of VTEC – a particularly nasty form of E. coli.
Analysis shows that Ireland has the highest incidence of VTEC in Europe. Since 2011, the HSE has reported a doubling of the number of VTEC cases in Ireland from 284 in 2011, 554 in 2012 and 704 in 2013.
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