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Cryptosporidium vomiting bug outbreak in Devon as residents urged to boil tap water after 22...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPeople living in a seaside town in Devon are being urged to boil their tap water before use after...
What is the water parasite making some people ill?
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 week agoCryptosporidium is a tiny organism that causes an illness in people and some animals [Getty Images] Health authorities are investigating after a number...
Primary school closes after traces of parasite discovered in south Devon water
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoA primary school has closed due to not having drinking water, as officials in south Devon...
Boil water, residents told as 22 cases of vomiting and diarrhoea bug confirmed
Press Association News via AOL· 1 week agoResidents in an area of south Devon have been told not to drink tap water without boiling it, as...
After 18 years, Rochester's reservoirs still don't meet key EPA safety rule. Why?
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRochester’s Highland Park reservoir has been thrust to the front of the city’s collective...
Highland Park reservoir broke EPA rules. It was never covered for drinking water safety. Why?
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHad the city enacted controversial plans to cover the Highland Park Reservoir would a body have been...
Sixteen people confirmed with waterborne disease
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoA total of 16 cases and about 70 reports of diarrhoea and vomiting have been confirmed in Brixham [BBC] Sixteen cases of a diarrhoea-type illness, called...
The immunocompromised, young kids and seniors advised to avoid drinking water in parts of Baltimore...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBaltimore City officials are advising immunocompromised individuals, as well as some young children...
A parasite was found in a Baltimore reservoir and vulnerable residents should take precautions
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA microscopic parasite was detected in the Druid Lake Reservoir in Baltimore, Maryland and...
Is it safe to swim in rivers, coastal waters and lakes this summer?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe outbreak of an illness caused by a parasite in Devon has put water quality under the microscope...