Cryptosporidiosis declines after membrane filtration of public water supply

According to a study from England, "The incidence of sporadic cryptosporidiosis among 105,000 residents of 2 local government districts in north-west England before and after installation of membrane filtration of public water supplies was compared to that of 59,700 residents whose public water supplies remained unchanged."

"A national outbreak of foot and mouth disease in livestock during 2001 was associated with a decline in sporadic human cryptosporidiosis in all regions of the United Kingdom," wrote S. Goh and colleagues at the Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust...

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