A toddler left screaming in agony when his kidneys shut down following an outbreak of E.coli at a farm has made a "miraculous" recovery, his family said.
Alfie Weaver spent nine days in pain after visiting Godstone Farm, in Surrey.
But the three-year-old, who has undergone two blood transfusions since contracting the bug, is now said to have turned a corner, leaving his parents overjoyed.
Speaking from his home in Redhill, Surrey, his grandfather said: "It was like a dream come true, he has been in agony for nine days but he seems to have made a miraculous recovery. He's now such a different person. It was quite emotional but it really is like a dream come true."
Alfie and his six-year-old sister were taken to Godstone Farm on the August bank holiday - several days after the first case of E.coli was reported and connected to the attraction. Earlier his mother, Gemma Weaver, from Reigate, Surrey, told the Sun she was "disgusted" that the family had been allowed to visit. "We deserve answers from the farm and the Health Protection Agency about this horrific bug," she said.
Mrs Weaver is among a handful of parents who have called on health officials to explain why the farm was allowed to remain open for more than two weeks after the initial case of E.coli was reported on August 27. Thirty-six cases of the E.coli bacterial infection have been confirmed, 12 of which are children. The sick youngsters, all under the age of 10, have the dangerous O157 strain of the illness.
The Health Protection Agency is waiting for test results which could identify the source of the bug. The local environmental health team, which launched an investigation on the premises, is also due to report its findings within the next 24 hours.
On Monday tests were carried out in and around the animal pens. The HPA hopes the results will yield information pinpointing the cause of the outbreak. It believes the bug has come from larger animals such as pigs, sheep, horses or goats.
