Closed: pools at the Tryst Sports Centre have been shut for a week Pic: © STV
Health officials have found evidence of the dangerous cryptosporidium virus at a swimming pool in North Lanarkshire which was closed last week.
The pools at the Tryst Sports Complex in Cumbernauld were shut as a precaution after some people who had used the facility went on to suffer the disease, which causes diarrhoea.
On Monday, Dr David Cromie - consultant in public health medicine at NHS Lanarkshire - said in a statement: "Testing at the swimming pools within the Tryst Sport Complex in Cumbernauld has identified the presence of the cryptosporidium in the bathing water and investigations are ongoing to identify the cause.
"The pool will remain closed until this work is completed. Of the sixteen cases identified last week as having cryptosporidiosis one further case has been identified in retrospect as having a link with the swimming pools at the Tryst Sports Complex.
"This brings the total confirmed cases with a link to the Tryst centre to five. Two new cases of cryptosporidiosis have been diagnosed in the last week, neither of which have a link to the Tryst."
In August 2002, cryptosporidium was detected in the Mugdock Reservoir in Milngavie, Glasgow. As a result, approximately 140,000 Glasgow residents were advised to boil all tap water used for drinking, preparing food, brushing teeth and bathing babies.
Anyone with concerns about a diarrhoeal illness should contact their GP or NHS24 (www.nhs24.com or 08454 24 24 24) for advice.
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