cryptosporidium

British  

/ ˌkrɪptəʊspɔːˈrɪdɪəm /

noun

1. any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium , species of which are parasites of birds and animals and can be transmitted to humans, causing severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea ( cryptosporidiosis )

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Example Sentences

Michael, then aged four, was among more than 80 people who fell ill with cryptosporidiosis, a stomach infection caused by the cryptosporidium parasite, linked to a petting farm in April 2025.

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Figures for last year showed more than 525 cases of cryptosporidium were confirmed by Public Health Wales scientists - 35% of those involved children under 10.

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Gareth said he received a call from PHW the following day to say the test had shown Michael was infected with cryptosporidium, and that there were other cases.

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On 15 May 2024, the company confirmed that traces of cryptosporidium had been found in the supply network and issued a boil water notice to about 16,000 homes and businesses in and around Brixham.

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A year earlier the farm had been issued with a prohibition notice by the Health and Safety Executive because it was failing to prevent or control the risk of exposure to cryptosporidium.

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