By Teddy Cambosa A cryptosporidiosis outbreak recorded last July 2020 from a single South Dublin laboratory has been found to be linked to the consumption of salad leaves, new research published to the...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the shigellosis outbreak in King County, Washington, Public Health – Seattle & King County report investigating the ongoing outbreak. Since...

A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no cure, a multi-institution collaboration...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the last report on the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden about two weeks ago, health officials say the number of reported cases has decreased in recent weeks. While...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a previous report on the Cryptosporidium outbreak in Sweden, the Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, report more than 300 cases of...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Agence régionale de santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (ARS Paca) is reporting (computer translated) a Cryptosporodium outbreak in Grasse and several surrounding...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Swedish health officials, aka Folkhalsomyndigheten have reported an increase in the parasitic infection, cryptosporidiosis in recent weeks, particularly in November. About half...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ireland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their 2018 drinking water report this week which reveals that the incidence of Cryptosporidium detections...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Finland’s National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) report an increase in cases of infection with the protozoan parasite, Cryptosporidium. In 2018,...

Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that showed outbreaks of Cryptosporidium (Crypto) in the United States increased...