Dozens of people fell ill with bacterial diseases after visiting a water park in Kansas.
In two separate incidents, visitors to the Tanganyika Wildlife Park's splash pad attraction reported feeling sick with "acute gastrointestinal illness," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (CDC) revealed in a recent study.
On 11 June 2021, at least 21 people fell ill with Shigella. On June 18 of the same year, six more people were infected with norovirus.
Wichita Eagle later reported that another 36 of his had reported illness, although no one had tested positive for shigella or norovirus. did not.
According to the CDC, rare Shigella spread only through non-human primates.
However, lemurs are the only primates he has direct contact with in the park in June, and lemurs are not known to harbor bacteria.
Three lawsuits were filed shortly after the outbreak. One of them, hers, was brought up by an angry mother after she and her three children fell ill.
Plaintiff Elena Davis alleges that the park's splashing pads were unsanitary and that the park failed to warn of the outbreak within a reasonable time after it became new.
} Her one of these cases was settled out of court.
A CDC study attributed this primarily to splash pad attractions, which are marketed to young children who are far more likely to become ill with gastrointestinal ailments. said.
They also contaminate water and are much more likely to ingest recreational water. It is not regulated or inspected like other attractions, the report said.
Tanganyika Wildlife Director Matt Fouts toldNBC News that there had been no new incidents at Splash Park since the incident last June. rice field.
"We took this situation seriously and found ways to strengthen our systems and processes," he said.
CDC endorsed splash pad attractions display the following warnings:
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