Iowa ‘crypto cluster’ linked to unpasteurized apple cider
The parasitic infection, cryptosporidiosis, has been reported in high numbers in the Hawkeye State this year topping 1,000 cases. To add to that number is the latest cluster reported out of Johnson County, IA. Cryptosporidium More...
Iowa cryptosporidium outbreak tops 500 since June
In a follow up to a story earlier this month, the cryptosporidium outbreak in Iowa continues to climb with 528 probable and confirmed cases reported since June 1. This is up from the last update on Aug. 14, which More...
Iowa investigates cryptosporidium outbreak, reporting 272 cases since June 1
As the Cyclospora outbreak in the Hawkeye State appears to be winding down, health officials are now facing an outbreak from another protozoan parasite called Cryptosporidium. The Iowa Department of Public Health More...
Des Moines cryptosporidium outbreak case count at 68, linked to swimming pools
The Hawkeye State is battling it’s third gastrointestinal disease outbreak of the summer and it’s another parasite. The Des Moines Register reports today that The Polk County Department of Public Health More...
