Dedham Parish Council in Essex has issued a warning after a child contracted Weil's disease, also known as leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria from the urine of infected animals and can be spre

A child has "suffered a severe infection" after swimming in a river, a parish council said. In a letter to parents, Dedham Parish Council confirmed a local student had been diagnosed with Weil's disease and been "very poorly" after being in the River Stour,

A child contracted the rare Weil’s disease after swimming in a river, an Essex council has said. Dedham parish council said the student “suffered a severe infection after swimming in the River Stour at Dedham,

The child, a student, has been described as 'very poorly' after swimming in the River Stour at Dedham in Essex with the local council issuing a warning