cryptosporidiosis
Americannoun
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More than 100 cases of cryptosporidiosis were linked to the outbreak, which caused sickness and diarrhoea, in May 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
The cryptosporidiosis outbreak is hardly the first time South West Water has encountered problems, according to authorities.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024
"That leads to various outbreaks of things like cryptosporidia," a parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022
The MSU study shows that diseases wild pigs carry that can be transmitted to people include leptospirosis, swine brucellosis, e. coli, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinosis, giardia and cryptosporidiosis.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2018
To be clear, there’s no question that Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium parvum, and various strains of fecal coliform bacteria—the waterborne pathogens responsible for giardiasis, cryptosporidiosis, and other diseases—can infect humans, with potentially serious health consequences.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2018
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