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Name: Cryptosporidium

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Preventing recreational water illnesses

SPRINGFIELD (WREX) -May 20 through May 26 is Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week in Illinois and the state's department of public health is giving tips on how to stay safe.Pools are beginning to open for Memorial Day weekend and the ... [Published 13 WREX-TV - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Giardia, Illinois Department of Public Health, Shigella

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service

4 GERMS CAUSE MOST OF INFANTS’ SEVERE DIARRHEA

c.2013 New York Times News ServiceJust four germs are responsible for most of the severe and fatal diarrhea among the worlds infants, according to a large new study.Diarrhea is a major killer of children, with an estimated 800,000 deaths each year; it ... [Published KHOU - 8 hours ago]

Entities: diarrhea, Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service, Rotavirus, Cryptosporidium, Vaccine

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Irish climber's sad conquest

AN Irish businessman has spoken of his heartache at the death of a fellow climber just hours before he reached the summit of Mount Everest.Jason Black (42) had paired up with a man called Namgil, whom he had met in Kathmandu, for part of his expedition, ... [Published Evening Herald - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Anteater, Jason Black, Cryptosporidium

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 reports

IFA defends farmers over Cryptosporidium

Monday, May 20th, 2013 at 6:29 pm.A spokesperson for the IFA has defended the role of farmers in the cryptosporidium outbreak in County Roscommon.Harold Kingston of the IFA Environmental Committee says it?s very easy to jump to conclusions and blame farming ... [Published Shannon Side - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Cryptosporidium, Kingston (Jamaica), Brian O Driscoll

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Thirteen taken ill in water pollution scare

Businesses in Co Roscommon are demanding the county council take immediate action to rectify the ongoing water problems that have left 13 people needing treatment and 10,000 more forced to boil their water.An investigation into the source of the pollution ... [Published Enviro Solutions - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Water Pollution, Cryptosporidium, Investigation, Water Supply, Wastewater

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

E. Coli in 58% of public pools: Stay safe and clean this summer

Just a week before public pools open across the valley, a disturbing new study is out. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there's fecal matter in over nearly 60 percent of public pools.The CDC studied 161 pools in the Atlanta, Georgia ... [Published FOX 10 Phoenix - May 18 2013]

Entities: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Chlorine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Council is blamed as 13 treated over water

A LOCAL authority has been urged to rectify the water problems that have left 13 people needing treatment and more than 10,000 more forced to boil their water.Roscommon has been hit with several outbreaks of cryptosporidium in the water over the past ... [Published Evening Herald - May 18 2013]

Entities: Cryptosporidium, Deputy Mayor, Incompetence

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Town pleads for water solution

Industry News - Source : Irish TimesDate : 2013-05-18A town hit by a water contamination outbreak is appealing to the Department of the Environment for a speedy decision on a temporary solution. Up to 6,000 people in the immediate Roscommon area have ... [Published Water Environment Federation - May 18 2013]

Entities: Water Supply, Cryptosporidium, Contamination, Brian McDonald

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 11 reports

E. coli, P. aeruginosa common in public pools

CDC researchers have found evidence of fecal bacteria in samples of water from filters collected at public pools, according to a report in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.“Swimming is an excellent way to get the physical activity needed to stay ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]

Entities: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli), Chlorine, Contamination, Bacteria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Roscommon Council submits UV system proposals

Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 7:50 am.Roscommon County Council is to submit their proposal for the installation of a UV filter for the towns water supply to the Department of the Environment today.It was hoped that the proposal in relation to the installation ... [Published Shannon Side - May 17 2013]

Entities: Cryptosporidium, Alan Matthews, Water Supply

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Study on diarrhoea for fresh interventions

The Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS, an extensive, ground-breaking study in the developing world, has come up with the clearest picture yet of the most common causes and impact of diarrheal diseases — the second leading killer of young children ... [Published The Nation Pakistan - May 17 2013]

Entities: diarrhea, Aga Khan University, Shigella

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 5 reports

Africa: New Global Study Pinpoints Main Causes of Childhood Diarrheal Disease

A new international study published today in The Lancet provides the clearest picture yet of the impact and most common causes of diarrheal diseases, the second leading killer of young children globally, after pneumonia. The Global Enteric Multicenter ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: diarrhea, Vaccine, Strategic Advisory Group Inc, Pneumonia

Quotes

"While swimming is a great source of exercise, if you are not careful, you may end up sick," said Dr. Hasbrouck. "You can get sick from germs floating in lakes, rivers and even swimming pools. Take the time during Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week to learn how to avoid illness and help prevent others from becoming ill, before you jump in the water."

Swimming Season â How to Avoid Water Illnesses [Published Illinois Department of Public Health - 13 hours ago]

"To-date, 66 such visits have taken place. In 11 cases, poor management of effluent run-off from yards was found and follow-up actions will be carried out" it said. The council confirmed that it had also removed three dead calves from a stream which is a tributary of one of the sources for the scheme...

Thirteen taken ill in water pollution scare [Published Enviro Solutions - 22 hours ago]

"It's having an awful effect on businesses in the town who serve food or drink. The financial burden is excessive. They are being forced to buy in huge amounts of water" she said

Council is blamed as 13 treated over water [Published Evening Herald - May 18 2013]

"I've also been contacted by a lot of older people who are worried about even boiling the water and fear they have to keep buying it instead" she said

Thirteen taken ill in water pollution scare [Published Irish Independent - May 18 2013]

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IFA defends farmers over Cryptosporidium [Published Shannon Side - 12 hours ago]
Swimming Season â How to Avoid Water Illnesses [Published Illinois Department of Public Health - 13 hours ago]
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E. coli, P. aeruginosa common in public pools [Published Orthopedics Today - May 17 2013]
13 treated amid Roscommon water contamination [Published Irish Times - May 17 2013]
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Roscommon Council submits UV system proposals [Published Shannon Side - May 17 2013]
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CDC: Poop in Pools Across the US [Published Epoch Times - May 17 2013]
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Health officials: Feces found in almost 60 perc... [Published Raw Story - May 17 2013] Topics: CDC ♦ centers for disease controlOfficials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are advising swimmers at public pools nationwide to be extra careful, after finding that nearly 60 percent of pools in the Atlanta area tested positive for traces ...
CDC Confirms What We All Suspected But Didn’t W... [Published The Consumerist - May 16 2013] Memorial Day is almost here, bringing with it a summer of bad 3-D movies, sunburn, mosquitoes, vacation rentals that smell oddly of grandma, people in shorts, and of course, trips to the local swimming poo. No, that wasn’t a typo. Today, the Centers ...
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Press Releases

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PUR Water Pitcher Filters Certified to Reduce T... [Published Business Wire - Apr 23 2013]
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Lancement en Europe de nouveaux tests pour le d... [Published PR Newswire - Apr 18 2013]
Nieuwe testen voor het opsporen van gastro-inte... [Published PR Newswire - Apr 18 2013]