TWO South Bucks residents have been hit by suspected bouts of the potentially deadly e.coli virus.

David Tassell of Beaconsfield, and Harry Pinder, 28, of Chalfont St Peter, have both been rushed to hospital in the past week after suffering from symptoms which match those of the deadly disease.
Mr Tassell caught the illness after returning from a summer break in Marbella in Spain, while Mr Pinder was struck down following a trip to Germany.
Both men were in good health before the trips, but suffered from symptoms including vomiting blood, diarrhoea and double vision.
The pair have now made full recoveries but say that their experiences were terrible.
Mr Pinder said: "I was fine while I was away, and enjoyed the trip. I heard about the outbreak while I was in Germany. It was big news over there because it is believed that is where it started, but I didn't think too much of it.
"The day after I got back, I suddenly started feeling awful. I couldn't keep down anything at all, food or water, and I was vomiting blood.
"I felt dizzy and had double vision. My girlfriend could see I was in bad way so she took me to hospital and they kept me in for three days, giving me various types of medication.
"I don't really remember it all that well to be honest. After a couple of days I started to feel better, and after three days I was allowed out."
Mr Pinder returned from hospital on Sunday, but says he is still recovering.
He said: "I'm still very weak and feel bad every time I stand up. I'm eating, but only very bland stuff at the moment, but I'm on the road to recovery.
"I knew that it was a very bad illness, and with the stuff in the news I thought it might be e.coli.
"I asked the doctors in the hospital and although they wouldn't confirm it, they said it was very likely that it was, and that I picked it up from eating something in Germany.
"It was terrible, but I'm lucky not to have suffered from it worse."
Mr Tassell, a driving instructor who is well known in Beaconsfield, tells a similar story.
He was struck down a few days after returning to the country, and also suddenly became violently ill.
He said: "It was horrendous. I was vomiting blood and my wife had to call an ambulance."
He spent three days in hospital before being allowed home, but doctors say his illness cannot be confirmed as e.coli.
It was recently announced that the source of the deadly e.coli outbreak, has been identified as being locally grown vegetable sprouts in Germany.
The illness has so far left 24 people dead, infected 2,400 and left hundreds with kidney complications worldwide.

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