Cryptosporidium — Ireland
The Department of Public Health (HSE) is investigating an outbreak of an infectious type of gastroenteritis in a Limerick city suburb. The HSE is looking into 11 reported cases of cryptosporidiosis, caused by the parasite _cryptosporidium_, in Castletroy, including 6 confirmed cases among children attending the Tall Trees Creche in Monaleen.
Potentially fatal for those with compromised immune systems, the illness results in diarrhoea, vomiting, stomach cramps and fever. Human
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