BBC A report found 143 people had cryptosporidiosis during the outbreak in 2024 An annual report has found 143 people were confirmed to have had cryptosporidiosis during an outbreak in Devon in May 2024, with four hospitalisations. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) previously confirmed 126 cases during the incident. The revised figure of 143...
Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah Getty Images The cryptosporidium parasite causes cryptosporidiosis, a serious gastrointestinal illness Tens of thousands of visitors due to attend a UK-wide open farm day this weekend have been warned about a parasitic infection that causes serious gastrointestinal illness. There were 17 outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis linked to farms in England and...
The parasite outbreak, which contaminated the local water supply, led to hospitalisations and more than 100 reported cases of illness, including symptoms such as diarrhoea. Pennon said about 800 staff and supply chain partners worked intensively over eight weeks to restore safe drinking water to the affected communities. In addition to the outbreak costs, the...
Elliot Ball BBC News, South West Victoria Graham BBC Spotlight presenter BBC Susan Davy said she had sleepless nights during Brixham’s cryptosporidium outbreak The boss of South West Water (SWW) has said she unreservedly apologises for a parasite outbreak in south Devon a year ago. In an interview with the BBC, Pennon Group CEO Susan...
Jonathan Morris & Scott Bingham BBC News, South West BBC Bottled water was handed out to residents by South West Water People in the south Devon fishing town of Brixham remember 15 May 2024 for all the wrong reasons. That was date the UK Health Security Agency confirmed the parasite cryptosporidium was present in tap...
PA People were given bottled water to help avoid using tap water A parasite outbreak in Devon contributed to a nearly £40m bill for South West Water owner Pennon, the company has said. The May 2024 outbreak left some people in hospital after cryptosporidium, which causes sickness and diarrhoea, contaminated the water supply in the...
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers. Despite its otherworldly setting, South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho’s new science fiction epic, Mickey 17, bears some uncanny echoes of life today in the United States. The country’s working and (to a lesser extent) middle class are sure to recognize themselves in its titular hero, Mickey Barnes (played by...