A MUM is thought to be the eighth Brit to have died after a holiday to Cape Verde amid a lethal shigella outbreak.
The retired civil servant, 71, had a fatal heart attack on the flight home.
Her diary reveals the hotel room had no water to shower or flush loos.
A post-mortem found the woman, of Berkshire, probably suffered dehydration and fever due to the gastric illness — and that increased demand on her enlarged heart.
She died in 2024 and her family spoke out after reading of other cases.
As many as eight Brits are now thought to have died after contracting the bacterial shigella bug on holidays to the islands off West Africa since 2022.
Last month, we told how more than 1,500 Brits have instructed lawyers after falling ill.
Holiday firm TUI said health and safety is a 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 discovered in irrigation water used to wash produce as well as on some imported foods.
The UK Health Security Agency recorded 137 cases of the infection between October and December, with around 80 per cent of patients having recently travelled to Cape Verde.
In December, the Foreign Office issued a warning to British travellers about the outbreak.
