A MUM is believed to be the eighth Briton to die from a deadly Shigella outbreak after holidaying in Cape Verde.
The 71-year-old retired civil servant suffered a fatal heart attack while returning home.
His diary reveals that there was no water for bathing or toileting in the hotel room.
The post-mortem found the Berkshire woman suffered dehydration and fever, possibly caused by gastric disease – and this increased the demands on her enlarged heart.
He died in 2024 and his family spoke out after reading other cases.
At least eight Britons are believed to have died after contracting the bacterial Shigella bug while on holiday on West African islands since 2022.
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Holiday firm TUI said health and safety is the priority.
Researchers investigating the outbreak collected 156 samples from drinking water, fresh food, food preparation surfaces and irrigation systems across the islands.
Shigella bacteria were also found in irrigation water used to wash produce, as well as in some imported foods.
the UK Health The security agency recorded 137 cases of infection between October and December, about 80 percent of which were patients who had recently traveled to Cape Verde.
In December, the Foreign Office issued a warning to the British passenger About the outbreak.
