Doctors treated 23-year-old cyclist suffering vomiting and bloody diarrhoea . He had contracted E. coli after competing in a cycling event in Dumfriesshire . Had removed mudguards from his bicycle and been splashed with dirt . This is how he contracted the bug , which is found in animal slurry . Doctors warn anyone coming into contact with animal faeces is at risk .
Doctors treated 23-year-old cyclist suffering vomiting and bloody diarrhoea . He had contracted E. coli after competing in a cycling event in Scotland . Had removed mudguards from his bicycle and been splashed with dirt . This is how he contracted the bug , which is found in animal slurry . Doctors warn anyone coming into contact with animal faeces is at risk .