Crypto parasitic outbreaks related to swimming pools and water playgrounds, in the US, has doubled since 2014
May 19, 2017
According to preliminary data published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the outbreak of parasitic infection related to swimming pools and water playgrounds was doubled in 2016 compared with 2014.
In the United States, the year 2016 has witnessed at least 32 outbreaks compared with 16 outbreaks in the year 2014, caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium (or Crypto) connected to swimming pools or water playgrounds. Comparatively, 13 crypto outbreaks in the year 2013, 16 in 2012, and 20 in 2011 connected to swimming were reported. Although, it is unclear whether the outbreak number has risen or whether better examination and laboratory methods has led to detecting the outbreak better.
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