The Problem with Cryptosporidium in Swimming Pools

G. Nichols; R. Chalmers; R. Rooney; M. Reacher; R. Stanwell Smith; P. R. Hunter; J. McLauchlin; C. Lane

doi:10.1016/B978-044451351-9/50055-0

The Problem with Cryptosporidium in Swimming Pools

G. Nichols^*, R. Chalmers, R. Rooney, M. Reacher, R. Stanwell Smith, P. R. Hunter, J. McLauchlin, C. Lane

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This chapter illustrates a study in which outbreaks of infection associated with swimming pools and spa pools were reviewed for England, Wales, and North Ireland from 1990 through 2000. The study also investigated the factors that were thought to be contributing to these outbreaks. A variety of pathogens are able to cause illness through swimming pool and spa pool use, including Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Hepatitis A, Norwalk Virus, Echovirus, and Legionella pneumophila. Outbreaks of swimming pool related illness have been reported relatively unusually over recent decades, with the traditional public health protection measures of filtration and disinfection being thought to represent a useful approach to minimizing illness caused by the presence of pathogens in the bathing water. There was a major increase in outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis associated with swimming pools in England and Wales between 1998 and 1999.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cryptosporidium
Subtitle of host publication	From Molecules to Disease
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	369-370
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080530109
ISBN (Print)	9780444513519
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-044451351-9/50055-0
Publication status	Published - 17 Dec 2003

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