There are already almost half a thousand people affected by the gastroenteritis outbreak in the municipality of Tarazona (Zaragoza), whose first cases were detected on September 12 in the town. This past Sunday, Public Health confirmed that the number of people affected had already risen to 446 people, almost all of them from the capital of the region, except eight cases in neighboring Novallas.
The city council has confirmed that the outbreak is due to the presence of Cryptosporidiuma protozoan parasite that lives in polluted waters. After the first investigations, the scientific analyzes commissioned by the council to independent laboratories confirm that there is a greater presence of cysts in specific sections of the Queiles Riverand for days a general restriction of oral water has been maintained throughout the municipality.
City council technicians, in collaboration with Seprona, work to locate the exact origin of the outbreak by analyzing the river by segments, and thus detect where and how the waters may have been contaminated in order to solve the problem. Since last Thursday, the measure of not consuming water has been extended to the municipalities of Novallas, Torellas and Los Fayos, which use the same supply network.
Gastroenteritis caused by this parasite manifests itself in those affected with symptoms common symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, cramps and sharp pain, diarrhea and fever, which in some cases can be high, although in principle it is not a serious illness, except in people with previous health problems or who suffer from immunodeficiency.
He Cryptosporidium It is part of the microorganisms to be declared by the CCAA to the Microbiological Information System, within the group of food and waterborne parasites that cause infectious diseases. The high number of affected people, which is already close to half a thousand, places this outbreak as the More serious of Spain of its nature since there are records, since they already represent 55% of those declared in our country throughout 2022.
He mayor from Tarazona, Jaray Tone, asks the neighbors for patience and understanding in the face of the water restriction measures, and assures that “work continues and measures are being studied so that the problem can be solved and normality can be returned to as soon as possible.” From the Turiason town council, and with the collaboration of the Red Cross, more than 45,000 liters of bottled water have been distributed to the most vulnerable neighbors, schools and families.
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Photos | Willtron on Wikimedia Commons – Tarazona Town Hall
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