Warning to boil drinking water in Devon area after 22 cases of diarrhoea disease confirmed
- Residents in south Devon are advised to boil tap water due to 16 confirmed cases of cryptosporidium, with 70 more suspected cases in Brixham.
- "Small traces" of the parasite cryptosporidium were found in the water supply in Devon, causing diarrhoea symptoms.
- South West Water recommended boiling drinking water in affected areas to prevent the spread of the cryptosporidium parasite.
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Warning to boil drinking water in Devon area after 22 cases of diarrhoea disease confirmed
The UK Health Security Agency, which is leading an investigation into the outbreak, has confirmed at least 22 cases of disease have been detected. People living in two different areas have now been told to boil their tap drinking water by South West Water.
UK residents told to boil their water after parasite detection
Residents in the Alston and Hillhead areas of Brixham, Devon have been advised to boil their drinking water before consumption due to the detection of cryptosporidium, a parasite that can cause diarrhoeal illness.The warning comes after 22 confirmed cases of waterborne disease and reports of additio
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