Britons in parts of South West England could be eligible for compensation after a waterborne parasite was detected in local water systems.<\/p>\n
Residents in the Alston and Hillhead areas of Brixham have been urged to boil their drinking water following the detection of cryptosporidium.<\/p>\n
Households impacted by the contamination will be compensated with \u00a315, South West Water has confirmed.<\/p>\n
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The water provider announced on its website: \u201cWe are issuing this as a precaution following small traces of the organism identified overnight and this morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working with public health partners to urgently investigate the source.<\/p>\n
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cryptosporidium is a microscopic parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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