2012 Outbreak of Cryptosporidium Infections at a Pool Party, Michigan

Branch-Hillsdale-St.Joseph Community Health Agency (CHA) reported an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in 28 people who participated in a private pool party. Investigators said the problem resulted from improper operation of a system that uses salt to create chlorine to disinfect the pool. CHA authorities said the owner was not running the system enough for the heavy load of people at the 3-day party so the residual chlorine was not there.

Overview

Outbreak began:July 2012
Affected country:US
States/territories:MI
Pathogen:Cryptosporidium
Vehicle(s):Recreational Water
Location(s):Private Home
Molecular test results:Not reported

Health impact

Total ill:28

Sources & documents

Outbreak documents