2024 Australia experiences a record-high 20-year gastro outbreak with a fourfold increase in cryptosporidiosis cases.
2024 sees a record-high 20-year gastro outbreak in Australia, with a fourfold increase in cryptosporidiosis cases (11,747 vs 3,716 in 2023), the highest since 2001's National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System data. The parasitic gastrointestinal disease affects 1 in 4 children under 4, spread through water, contact, or unpasteurized milk. The parasite's eggs aren't destroyed by chlorine.
July 06, 2024
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