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Fourteen people have fallen ill in a parasite outbreak traced to a swimming pool at McMenamins, a Pacific Northwest hotel and brewpub chain. Health officials are investigating the facility, and the story is drawing wide attention in the region as coverage spreads and swimmers are warned of symptoms like diarrhea.
- 2Parasite outbreak linked to hotel pool sickens more than a dozen▼More than a dozen sickened in parasite outbreak linked to hotel pool, health officials say
Health officials report that more than a dozen people have fallen ill in a parasite outbreak traced to a hotel swimming pool. The investigation is ongoing, and officials are warning swimmers about the risks of recreational water illnesses, which can spread when pools are contaminated. No further details about the hotel's location or the condition of those sickened were provided in initial reports.
- 3Health officials investigate cryptosporidiosis outbreak at Bothell pool●King County Public Health investigating cryptosporidiosis outbreak at McMenamins’ Bothell pool
Public Health – Seattle & King County is investigating an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal illness caused by a chlorine-resistant parasite, linked to the pool at the McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell, Washington. Health officials are warning swimmers who visited the facility and advising precautions such as avoiding pools while symptomatic, as the investigation into the number of cases continues.