MORE than 100 tourists including a 15-month-old baby and seven children have been hit with a vomiting bug at a Costa hotel.

The youngsters were among 20 people said to have been rushed to hospital following suspected salmonella poisoning at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in the popular resort of La Manga near Murcia.

Over 100 out of the 800 guests are believed to have been infected with two currently being treated in hospital for their symptoms.

These include and baby and child who were whisked off to Santa Lucia Hospital in the nearby port city of Cartagena after suffering from a fever.

Another 20 patients were transferred to the hospital to be assessed but have since been released.

A field hospital was also set up at the seafront hotel after guests were struck with nausea, vomitin

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