ARIZONA: City confirms presence of parasite in pool - (Associated Press)
July 31, 2008 – 5:38 pmMESA, Ariz. — A pool at a Mesa junior high school had traces of the cryptosporidium parasite. Federal health officials say the crypto parasite causes diarrhea.
City officials say a final report that came out Wednesday confirmed what a preliminary report had indicated — the presence of the parasite in the Brimhall Junior High pool.
Another sample from Carson Junior High returned negative for the parasite which had forced closure of other Phoenix-area pools after residents reported falling sick.
A Mesa spokesman says the Brimhall pool has already been superchlorinated and there is no reason for residents to not use the pool.
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