Farm visit, Dublin

Sayers et al (1996) reported a Cryptosporidium outbreak during the summer of 1995, involving 13 children identified as cases. The children had been to a summer project and visited an open farm in Dublin, Ireland. The second part of this study also included a case control study of 52 out 55 people who had visited the open farm.

The researchers concluded that the outbreak was significantly associated with playing in the sand on a picnic area beside the stream where animals had access. This outbreak emphasizes the risk associated with children visiting open farms.