FOI 943 – Waterborne Infections
FOI Reference: FOI 943
Date request received: 10/06/2022
Date information is due to be sent: 08/07/2022
Information requested:
Can you please provide the number of individuals in Wales – who have acquired the following infections each year from 2012 – 2022? Can you also confirm whether they have been associated with rivers and/or reservoirs?
• Giarda
• Cryptosporidium
• Leptospirosos
• Cyclospora
• Alga blooms
• Hepatitis A
• Shigella dysentry
• E Coli 0157
Information provided for the answer:
Please see a table below with the information you require
Water exposure where indicated is not always further delineated or investigated especially where it may not be relevant to the primary exposure of the case.
You can obtain current data for some of the infections specified in the request by visiting the following links:
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