Published Date: 2005-12-02 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Wales)
Archive Number: 20051202.3476
CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS - UK (WALES)
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Date: Fri 2 Dec 2005
From: Gianfranco Spiteri <spiteri@maltin.wanadoo.co.uk>
Source: The Guardian and BBC [edited]
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5346628-111594,00.html>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4465016.stm>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/4491244.stm>
More than 70 000 people in north Wales have been told to boil their
water before drinking it after an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis. More
than 100 cases of cryptosporidium infection, which can cause
diarrhoea that lasts around 2 weeks, have been confirmed by health
officials in Gwynedd, who warn more diagnoses are likely.
The source of the infection -- from which sufferers are expected to
make a full recovery -- has not been officially identified, but
investigators are focusing on a reservoir in Snowdonia.
Welsh Water has warned customers to boil their tap water until the new year.
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[Cryptosporidiosis is common in the United Kingdom, and outbreaks
occur almost annually (see below). Outbreaks are seen when surface
water contaminated with Cryptosporidium cysts are used for drinking.
Cattle is a reservoir for Cryptosporidium, which is resistant to
chlorination. - Mod.EP]
See Also
Cryptosporidiosis - Scotland (Perthshire)(03) 20050430.12112003
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Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland): background 20031015.2595
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland) 20031014.2591
Cryptosporidiosis, swimming pool - Spain (Majorca) (02) 20030806.1935
Cryptosporidiosis - Spain: background 20030802.1894
2002
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Cryptosporidiosis, water supply - UK (Scotland) (03) 20020808.4995
2000
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Cryptosporidiosis, human ex sheep - UK (England) 20000419.0569
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (Scotland) 20000605.0903
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 19980510215948
Cryptosporidiosis - UK (04) 19980520072311
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