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A British backpacker was found in a coma in Cambodia with life-threatening blood poisoning after being bitten by a mosquito.

Calvin Hill, from Carmarthenshire, Wales, remains seriously ill in hospital in the country more than two months after the bite.

The 27-year-old was found unconscious at a hostel by fellow backpackers a few days after he was bitten on his right heel.

Doctors later found he had contracted the rare and potentially deadly blood poisoning condition, sepsis , Wales Online reports.

Today, Calvin - whose bite was the "size of a 10p piece" and turned black - is far from his normal self, according to his worried mum.

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Although he is talking now, he 'hallucinates terribly' and his foot, where the mosquito bit him, is still in a lot of pain.

Tracey Hill, 52, also claims her son has been unable to return home to Ammanford after being taken ill in the country on May 5.

She says he had been due to return home just a couple of days after he was bitten, and he initially had no idea how at risk he was.

"He told me he had quite a few mosquito bites and the staff at the pharmacy gave him some ointment and things for it," Tracey said.

"But he felt really unwell. He told me he was feeling very groggy. He was feeling disorientated. He had slept for 20 hours."

She said the young man was found by backpackers in the hostel.

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"They got back at around 7.30pm and they found him still sleeping," Tracey added.

"This is when they couldn't wake him up - they realised his breathing wasn't normal.

"He was so far into a coma at that stage."

The mum explained that insurance company, Flexicover, is paying for Calvin to have his treatment.

But she claimed he's been unable to come home.

So far, he has been in hospital for nine weeks.

Calvin had initially wanted to go travelling before starting university as he had seen some of his friends jet off on adventures in the past.

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At the time, he wasn't in a position to travel. However, he decided to take the leap earlier this year and explore the world.

Tracey said: "I would not criticise the medical staff at the hospital - they have saved Calvin's life.

"But they have not got the facilities. It's the Third World and they are not able to give him everything he needs.

"The bite was on his right heel - it was the size of a 10p piece. It went black. He has complained about it hurting.

"Now there's just a hole there.

"I hope it makes people realise that sepsis can come from something that you'd never think.





"Calvin will never be the same again - the doctors have said that."

A TIF Group spokesperson told Mirror Online they were aware of Calvin's medical condition and "understand this is distressing time for his family".

They said: "Our emergency team are liaising with the hospital and doing everything they can to ensure Mr Hill gets the best possible treatment and care. Unfortunately, we are unable to release specific details surrounding this claim due to data protection restrictions."

However, the spokesperson said the medical team were "working with the patient's best medical outcome as priority" and that it never puts customers "in situations which could lead to unnecessary risk".