date:Jun 02, 2012
The cases have been reported across four regions in England - the North East, Yorkshire, West Midlands and East Midlands.
According to HPA, to date, 267 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed in the affected areas since 11 May 2012, compared to 73 cases across the four regions for the whole of May 2011.
A multi-agency investigation is being carried out by HPA to determine whether these recent cases are linked. So far investigations have not identified a possible source of infection and