Thread: giardia

Sadly, not unknown on the Coast:

From 2015 - "Every spring we see an increase in notifications of gastroenteritis illness on the West Coast. This year has been no exception with some 40 notifications since the beginning of September. More than half are cases of Campylobacteriosis, with Cryptosporidiosis the next most common and the rest including Giardiasis, Salmonellosis and Yersiniosis. Of the cases of gastroenteritis notified at this time of year some 80% have a link to dairy cows and calves. The majority of cases are in farmers or members of farming families and associated occupations such as abattoir workers. Some cases have also been linked to white baiting and recreational water contact in creeks and streams downstream of dairy farms."

Giardia-intestinalis-Datasheet.pdf