South West Water (SWW) said it believed the parasite had entered the supply network through a damaged valve on a pipe that runs through private land and it had replaced the damaged air-valve casing.

The Portland Water Bureau continues to detect cryptosporidium, a potentially disease-causing microorganism, in the Bull Run ...

and from there to Elk River and Rock Creek in the fall. The parasite can infect the fish’s kidney and urinary systems. Where spores can be excreted into water, they’re available to continue ...

Concerns are being raised over how long an investigation into a water parasite outbreak in Devon is taking. On 15 May 2024 cryptosporidium was confirmed in the water supply in and around Brixham ...