At least 46 cryptosporidium infections have been confirmed in England linked to contaminated water.
Torbay Council, South West Water, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), NHS Devon and the Environment Agency are investigating the outbreak. There have been around another 100 reported cases of diarrhea and vomiting.
South West Water
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Researchers have shared findings from Cryptosporidium surveillance in Sweden from 2018 to 2022.
A national microbiological surveillance program was implemented in 2018 to increase knowledge of the molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis to better understand transmission patterns and potential sources.
Cryptosporidium-positive fecal and DNA samples from domestically acquired infections were
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have reported an ongoing nationwide increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis.
The rise in infections was first noted in August and is mainly due to Cryptosporidium Hominis, although there are also hundreds of Cryptosporidium parvum cases.
There have been 2,411 laboratory confirmed cases in the UK
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Irish health officials have issued a warning after recording a rise in cryptosporidium infections in people returning from abroad.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland said increased levels of cryptosporidiosis have been reported from areas of Spain, including Salou in Catalonia, in the past month. A parasite causes the
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Public health officials in an Australian state have warned people about a rise in Listeria infections.
New South Wales (NSW) Health is reminding people who are immunocompromised, pregnant, or aged over 65 years old to avoid foods that can cause listeriosis.
There are typically 20 to 30 cases of listeriosis
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State health officials have linked eight cases of cryptosporidiosis and one case of E. coli O111:H8 illness to raw milk from a farm in Hillman, MN.
The Minnesota Department of Health urges anyone who recently purchased milk from Healthy Harvest Farm and Kitchen to discard the product and not consume
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Infections from the Cryptosporidium parasite are continuing to rise in Europe, according to a report published this month by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
Outbreaks associated with food and drink, such as juice, have been reported. The parasites are microscopic and do not make food smell,
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An outbreak of cryptosporidium that affected 40 people in Ireland this past year has been linked to salad from one farm.
A cluster of cryptosporidiosis cases was reported from a South Dublin laboratory in July 2020. All sick people were interviewed, and environmental health officers did 110 inspections to collect
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Health authorities in Finland have noted an increase in Cryptosporidium infections. Despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and reduced travel, there were 571 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2020, almost 30 times as high as the figure in 2010.
The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) have
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Public health officials in Ireland have issued a warning following a large increase in cryptosporidium infections in the past month.
The Health Service Executive-Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) said the rise in the parasitic infections during the past few weeks is mostly affecting children.
Since the beginning of March, the
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