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PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis – UK (02): (England) petting farm
Cryptosporidium, E. coli -- United KingdomAn outbreak of _E. coli_ and parasitic disease cryptosporidiosis at a Leeds [England] petting farm has led to more than 30 people falling ill.Public health experts have launched an investigation into the outbreak, which has been linked to Swithens Farm, in Rothwell, Leeds. A total of 29 cases of cryptosporidiosis, a disease caused by a microscopic parasite resistant to chlorination which causes sickness and diarrhoea, have so far been confirmed.Two cases Read more [...]
