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Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium. It can be spread by water or contact with contaminated surfaces.[1]

Canada

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
1996 Cranbrook 2,000 [2]
1996 Kelowna 10,000–15,000 [2]

New Zealand

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
1995 Tauranga 1 School [3]
1997 Waikato 170 [3]
1997 Tauranga Unknown [4]
2003 Masterton "Few" Water supply [3]
2010 Auckland 7 Swimming pool [5]
2010 Christchurch 17 Unknown [5]
2013 Hawke's Bay 22 Swimming pool [5]
2013 Waikato 5 Unknown [5]
2013 Wellington 5 Unknown [5]
2013 Taranaki 3 Unknown [5]
2015 Auckland 6 Raw milk [5]
2017 Auckland 9 Childcare centre [5]
2018 Kāpiti Coast 11 Water playground [6]
2021 Taranaki 6 Raw milk [5]
2021 Taranaki 4 Raw milk [5]
2023 Queenstown 18 as of 21 September 2023 Unknown Queenstown cryptosporidiosis outbreak [7]

United Kingdom

England

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
1995 Torbay 508 [8]

[9] [10]

2024 Brixham 22 [11]

United States

Florida

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
2019 Pasco County 10 [12]

Georgia

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
1987 Carroll County 13,000 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak [13]

Wisconsin

Year Location Number of cases Outbreak source Link to article References
1993 Milwaukee 403,000 1993 Milwaukee cryptosporidiosis outbreak [14]

References

  1. ^ "General Information for the Public | Cryptosporidium | Parasites | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  2. ^ a b "Cryptosporidium". CBC News. 23 June 2004. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Appendix 2: Outbreaks of Water-borne Disease in New Zealand". Ministry for the Environment. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  4. ^ Estimation of the burden of water-borne disease in New Zealand: prelimary report. New Zealand Ministry of Health (published February 2007). November 2006. ISBN 978-0-478-30768-9.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Garcia-R, Juan C.; Hayman, David T. S. (2023-03-20). "A review and analysis of cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in New Zealand". Parasitology. 150 (7): 606–611. doi:10.1017/S0031182023000288. ISSN 0031-1820. PMC 10260297. PMID 36938817.
  6. ^ "Bug spread through Wellington water playground". RNZ. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. ^ "Animal waste 'most likely' source of Queenstown gastro outbreak - expert". 1 News. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  8. ^ "Hotels' fury as illness hits South Devon". Herald Express. 1995-08-15. Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via British Newspaper Archive. South West Water confirmed a 'boil-your-water' alert to 200,000 South Devon householders after a Cryptosporidium bug was found to be the cause of an outbreak of stomach upsets.
  9. ^ "As bug toll nears 100 mark expert says it's hard to kill". Herald Express. 1995-08-17. Retrieved 2024-05-17 – via British Newspaper Archive. The number of confirmed cases of stomach upsets caused by the water bug Cryptosporidium almost doubled overnight with today's total now standing at 91.
  10. ^ "Water bug: 'We blame the works'". 1995-09-19 – via British Newspaper Archive. The number of officially recorded victims of the bug topped 508 today.
  11. ^ "South West Water advice following confirmed cases of cryptosporidium". Devon County Council. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  12. ^ "Pasco County, FL issues 'crypto' warning". Outbreak News Today. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  13. ^ Fackelmann, K. A. (June 3, 1989). "Scientists Nab Water-Polluting Parasite". Science News. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  14. ^ Corso, Phaedra S.; Kramer, Michael H.; Blair, Kathleen A.; Addiss, David G.; Davis, Jeffrey P.; Haddix, Anne C. (2003). "Costs of Illness in the 1993 WaterborneCryptosporidium Outbreak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 9 (4): 426–431. doi:10.3201/eid0904.020417. PMC 2957981. PMID 12702221.
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