Fair and Petting Zoo Safety

A resource for fair and petty zoo legal cases and outbreak prevention, sponsored by Marler Clark

Farm, Wellington, New Zealand

An outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis was linked to a two-day farm educational event in the Wellington region of New Zealand. The total number of cases is unknown, but 23 cases were laboratory-confirmed. The most likely route of infection was determined to be from an infected animal. The outbreak was discussed in a report released in 2001 (Stefanogiannis et al, 2001).