Health officials confirmed 16 cases of cryptosporidiosis and are following reports of 62 others after an outbreak at Edgewater Resort and Water Park. "Crypto" is a parasite that spreads from human feces in water. After learning about the outbreak, Edgewater closed and treated facilities with super-chlorinated water, which kills the parasite.
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Health officials have now counted a hundred confirmed or suspected cases of cryptosporidiosis linked to Edgewater Resort and Water Park. The diarrheal illness is caused by a parasite that spreads through human feces in water. Edgewater closed the park and treated facilities with super-chlorinated water, which experts say destroys the bug.
Disease outbreak linked to Duluth water park
Health officials have confirmed three cases of a diarrheal disease, suspect six others and say there are likely many more that will go unreported in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The News Tribune reports the Edgewater Resort and Water Park closed voluntarily and super-chlorinated all of its water facilities, a process that health officials say will eradicate any threat.
Duluth water park buys new equipment to prevent more disease
The Edgewater Resort and Water Park is spending $100,000 on purification equipment, after the health department linked the park to several cases of a disease carried by a chlorine-resistant parasite. The new equipment will use ultraviolet light to kill microbes.
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