UK – FSA – HPA – Cryptosporidum 2012 Outbreak

Posted on March 20, 2013 by | 2 Comments

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The Health Protection Agency (HPA) today published findings of an investigation into an outbreak of Cryptosporidium infection that affected around 300 people in England and Scotland in May 2012.

The Food Standards Agency was part of the outbreak control team, led by the HPA, and gathered information on the production and distribution of salad vegetables to help identify the likely source of the outbreak.

The full HPA statement can be read via this HPA link

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