An outbreak control team has been looking into the cases and a special helpline has been set up to give advice.

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So far they have not been admitted to hospital but an outbreak control team set up tests to determine if the disease had spread.

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However Prof Pennington did praise the work of the outbreak control team, saying they reacted quickly to remove cooked meats from the food chain.

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