Canada – Critter Barn in Zeeland voluntarily closing for week after parasite outbreak

Posted on May 4, 2023 | 4 Comments

Holland Sentinel

ZEELAND — Critter Barn in Zeeland is voluntarily closing for the week in response to an outbreak of a parasite, the nonprofit announced Tuesday, May 2.

More: Parasite infects three Critter Barn volunteers

Critter Barn at 2950 80th Ave. will clean, scrub and disinfect its farm as an extra measure of precaution, it wrote, expecting to reopen Tuesday, May 9.

The Ottawa County Department of Public Health told WOOD TV-8 on Friday, April 28, there have been eight confirmed cases and three probable cases of Cryptosporidium, a parasite commonly found in water and near farm animals, traced back to Critter Barn. No one has been hospitalized, according to the health department.

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4 responses to “Canada – Critter Barn in Zeeland voluntarily closing for week after parasite outbreak”

  1. Jeff Banks | May 4, 2023 at 10:16 am | Reply

    This title should identify CANADA as the country of concern, rather than The Netherlands. Cheers, Jeff

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