Published Date: 2005-04-30 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland) (03)
Archive Number: 20050430.1211
CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS - UK (SCOTLAND) (03)
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Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:
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Source: New Scotsman [edited]
<http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=461702005>
Cryptosporidium cases continue to increase in Scotland
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The number of confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis, linked to an outbreak
at a popular wildlife centre in Perthshire, passed the 100 mark yesterday
as health experts warned of a secondary spread of infection amongst young
children at 2 nursery schools in Tayside.
The outbreak of cryptosporidium infection has now affected a total of 104
adults and children across 7 health board areas, making it easily the
largest non-waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidium ever recorded in
Scotland. But health authorities are hoping that the outbreak may finally
be on the wane, despite the secondary spread to children attending the 2
unidentified nurseries.
The outbreak is centred on the Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre, near Comrie,
and health experts believe that the secondary spread began after a number
of children from the 2 nurseries, who picked up the infection while
visiting the park, passed on the bug to some of their classmates.
A source at NHS Tayside told The Scotsman: "We have a significant number of
cases of infection amongst children in a class who did not visit the
centre, but there were 2 or 3 children in the class who did visit the
centre." The original outbreak is believed to have started after children
and adults become infected with the contagious parasite while petting and
hand-feeding newborn lambs in a barn at the wildlife park. The lambs have
been removed from the park as a precaution.
[Byline: Frank Urquhart]
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[Person-to-person spread of Cryptosporidiosis is not very common;
increasing numbers of cases among people without direct contact with the
Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre could also suggest spread by drinking water
and not only person-to-person transmission. - Mod.EP]
See Also
Cryptosporidiosis - Scotland (Perthshire)(02) 20050427.1170Cryptosporidiosis - Scotland (Perthshire) 20050424.1149
2003
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland): background 20031015.2595
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland) 20031014.2591
Cryptosporidiosis, swimming pool - Spain (Majorca) (02) 20030806.1935
2002
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Cryptosporidiosis, water supply - UK (Scotland) (03) 20020808.4995
2000
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland) 20000605.0903
Cryptosporidiosis, human ex sheep - UK (England) 20000419.0569
1999
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Cryptosporidiosis, swimming pools - UK (England) 19991125.2087
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (NW England) 19990514.0788
1998
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (04) 19980520.0963
Cryptosporidiosis - UK 19980510.0927
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