A public health unit in southeastern Ontario is investigating a gastrointestinal illness in the Kingston region after more than 100 people have fallen ill.
An investigation was launched early last month following multiple reports of gastrointestinal ailments in the Kingston region, the Southeast Public Health Unit said in a June 4 advisory.
Authorities confirmed this week that the illness is cryptosporidiosis, a stomach illness caused by a microscopic parasite known as Cryptosporidium.
The Southeast Public Health was investigating 114 cases of the intestinal illness as of June 2 and the source remains under investigation.
One of the most common causes of cryptosporidiosis is swallowing contaminated recreational water from a pool, hot tub, splash pad, or lake, or by drinking untreated water….