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Warning over rise in lethal stomach bug that's spread by food contaminated with faeces

Daily Mail Health · 10 October 2026 at 12:24

Warning over rise in lethal stomach bug that's spread by food contaminated with faeces

Experts say infections of Clostridioides difficile - highly contagious bacteria known as C. diff - increased by more than 50 per cent since 2020.

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Warning over rise in lethal stomach bug that's spread by food contaminated with faeces

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