South West Water Pleads Guilty After 2024 Cryptosporidium Contamination Sickened Hundreds in Devon

📰 Original title: Company admits supplying water unfit for humans after parasitic outbreak

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South West Water Pleads Guilty After 2024 Cryptosporidium Contamination Sickened Hundreds in Devon

South West Water Ltd has admitted in court that it supplied drinking water unfit for human consumption during a 2024 parasitic outbreak in Brixham, Devon. The company pleaded guilty at Exeter…

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MP Highlights Ongoing Distrust in Brixham's Drinking Water Following Cryptosporidium Outbreak

A year after a significant cryptosporidium outbreak contaminated the Hillhead reservoir in Devon, residents of Brixham and surrounding areas continue to lack confidence in the safety of their drinking water. The outbreak, which occurred in May 2024, led to South West Water issuing a boil notice for ... [More info]

New #ISEPpapers! New T2T assembly of #Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-05364-3

#Protists #Microbes #Parasites #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Genome #Sequencing

New #ISEPpaper! Where Is Cryptosporidium Population #Genomics Going Next: The Challenge and the Promise https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-70591-5_7

"Forty years have passed since species of #Cryptosporidium, single-cellular protozoan #parasites were first recognized as significant human pathogens"

#protists #microbes

Where Is Cryptosporidium Population Genomics Going Next: The Challenge and the Promise

Forty years have passed since species of Cryptosporidium, single-cellular protozoan parasites were first recognized as significant human pathogens (as opportunistic pathogens in AIDS patients), and more than 10 years since these enteric food and waterborne...

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Boy did I go down the cryptosporidium memory hole today. This is why public health and regulations are important. #milwaukee #cryptosporidium #regulations #publichealth https://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/milwaukee-marks-20-years-since-cryptosporidium-outbreak-099dio5-201783191.html
Crypto outbreak’s legacy

Two decades ago, the largest documented waterborne disease outbreak in U.S. history occurred in Milwaukee, sickening more than 400,000 people and killing at least 69.

@ai6yr ‘Raw’ water—ugh! First thing I thought of was Milwaukee’s 1993 cryptosporidium outbreak. Believe me, that was no fun! BTW Milwaukee’s tap water is decent (we have to let the cold water run for a while because of lead pipes), and they’ve invested a lot of money to make it better. #Milwaukee #cryptosporidium #waterfiltrationsystems https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199407213310304
@ai6yr One more observation, you don’t want cryptosporidium. #cryptosporidium

In today's episode of "ignorant people trying very hard to learn the hard way why we have public works, sanitation, and modern medicine" we have the promise of #cryptosporidium outbreaks in 2025. Because #rawmilk isn't crazy enough, now we have #rawwater enthusiasts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/us/raw-water-natural-springs.html

‘Raw Water’ Devotees Swear by Natural Springs, Despite the Risks

Untreated water enthusiasts swear by natural springs. Their movement has parallels with raw milk drinkers and vaccine skeptics.

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Fan of splash pads? Fecal matter from diapers linked to illnesses: CDC
While the holiday season may bring thoughts of snow, U.S. health authorities have a stark reminder for the warmer months: summer splash pads can harbour serious health risks.
#health #safety #US #Cryptosporidium #SplashPads #waterborneillness
https://globalnews.ca/news/10901097/splashpads-gastrointestinal-illness-fecal-matter-diapers-cdc/
Fan of splash pads? Fecal matter from diapers linked to illnesses: CDC

While the holiday season may bring thoughts of snow, U.S. health authorities have a stark reminder for the warmer months: summer splash pads can harbour serious health risks.

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