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Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed "raw water," is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public water supplies, including tap water, because they don't enjoy the taste or believe it's unsafe and ...
Jan 27, 2025
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In the heat of summer, many parents take their children to splash pools or splash pads and other recreational water parks to cool down. But indoor aquatic facilities—with their fountains and spraying jets of water—can often ...
Dec 29, 2024
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Sixty waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads were reported during 1997 to 2022, according to research published in the Dec. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Scientists from the University of Dundee and the University of Vermont have identified two compounds that could lead to effective treatments for cryptosporidiosis (Crypto). The disease disproportionately affects children ...
Rates of babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic disease, increased an average of 9% per year in the United States between 2015 and 2022, and 4 in 10 patients were found to be co-infected with another tick-borne illness such as ...
Oct 8, 2024
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An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different states shows that weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious ...
Aug 14, 2024
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In the lead up to National Science Week 10 to 18 August 2024, the Food Safety Information Council is warning Australians about the risk of parasites with increasing numbers of toxoplasmosis and cryptosporidiosis infections.
Aug 7, 2024
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Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Jul 23, 2024
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As a mother, I know the dread of hearing a gastro bug is going around the daycare, school or netball team. Diarrhea and vomiting can stun a healthy child for days and wreak havoc on a family for weeks.
Jul 12, 2024
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Cryptosporidium has been discovered in pre-washed vegetables from major supermarkets in Kent by researchers in the School of Biosciences. The research paper titled "Presence of Cryptosporidium parvum in pre‑washed vegetables ...
Jun 17, 2024
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