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PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis – USA (04): (OH) recreational water

Cryptosporidium -- United StatesThe number of people infected with a contagious diarrheal disease [cryptosporidiosis] continues to grow in central Ohio and public health officials say poor home hygiene could be to blame. This year's [2016] cases of diagnosed cryptosporidiosis spiked to 423 [Mon 31 Aug 2016], up from 250 last week, marking a nearly 70 per cent increase in just a few days, according to Jose Rodriguez, spokesman for Columbus Public Health.The 2-county outbreak is the largest one that Read more [...]