Dysentery (Shigella Sonnei Infection) - A Holiday Illness Nightmare!
Did you or your family suffer from the sickness and diarrhoea bug on holiday?
Dysentery/Shigella Sonnei food poisoning is often experienced by holidaymakers returning from long haul holiday destinations such as Egypt, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba and the Cape Verde Islands.
Dysentery/Shigella is transmitted by food or drinking water that has been contaminated by faeces, either directly or by flies and other insects. It spreads very rapidly from person to person within holiday hotels either directly or via taps, flush handles, door handles etc. in bathrooms which have been contaminated with infected faeces.
Children under 10 years old are most commonly affected by dysentery in all-inclusive hotels.
Get in touch with the Dysentery/Shigella Holiday Illness Experts today if you have been ill at your hotel:
Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the form above.
Symptoms include: Profuse holiday diarrhoea, abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting.
Usual incubation period: 1-7 days.
Duration of holiday illness: usually a self limited illness lasting 1-14 days.
Prevention: avoid hotel food prepared with local tap water. Drink bottled water or tinned beverages, and eat fruit that can be peeled. Ensure that hands are washed regularly.
Beware: It is not a good idea to take medication for stomach upsets until the cause has been identified, as they may result in inadequate treatment and make accurate diagnosis difficult.
Holiday Tour Operator pays £2,000.00 in Compensation (including £500 for Loss of Holiday Enjoyment) to a Holidaymaker who suffers Dysentery
"Mr Middlege suffered holiday sickness in the form of diarrhoea and vomiting at his hotel in Egypt, later diagnosed as a shigella food poisoning caused by contaminated food provided at his all-inclusive holiday hotel. The illness continued for the entire holiday and for three weeks thereafter - he was absent from work during this period. The claimant was awarded 60% of the cost of the holiday together with one week’s loss of wages."
Have you suffered from Dysentery or Shigella whilst on holiday abroad? Talk to the holiday illness compensation experts now on:
Freephone: 0808 145 1353 or drop us a line using the form above.
