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Cryptosporidiosis - UK - 2024 Devon County Incident
By: Steve Date: May 16, 2024, 2:42 pm
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SUMMARY - (Country: United Kingdom) In the county of Devon,
residents are being asked to boil their water as the water
company, South West Water, has detected small amounts of the
parasite cryptosporidium which causes the illness
"cryptosporidiosis." Hundreds have been claimed to be sickened
but, so far, there have only been 22 verified cases with another
70 cases being investigated. The illness typically causes
diarrhea-type symptoms and typically lasts for about two weeks.
NOTE - The original subject line for this topic was
"Cryptosporidiosis - UK - 22 known cases, possibly hundreds." It
has been changed to better reflect the nature of the thread.
LINK -
HTML https://news.sky.com/story/brixham-water-firm-apologises-for-parasite-outbreak-as-infected-woman-in-a-dreadful-state-13136944
HTML https://news.sky.com/story/brixham-water-firm-apologises-for-parasite-outbreak-as-infected-woman-in-a-dreadful-state-13136944
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Re: Cryptosporidiosis - UK - Now 77 known cases
By: Steve Date: May 26, 2024, 6:39 pm
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SUMMARY - The number of confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis is
now at 77. The amount of compensation for households that are
still under a boil water notice has gone up from £115 to £265.
The cause of the outbreak is believed to be a damaged air valve
on private land.
LINK -
HTML https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/cryptosporidium-water-outbreak-cases-devon-9305164
HTML https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/cryptosporidium-water-outbreak-cases-devon-9305164
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