Over the next month, two separate meetings and a conference will be held to examine these issues in the Australian context. The New South Wales health authorities are convening a meeting of invited experts on 4 September 1998 to review the implications of parasites in Sydney water in light of present knowledge about these organisms and their control. The meeting will consider the development of a consensus position on the place of routine testing of water supplies and the management of contamination incidents. On 6 October 1998, the Victorian health authorities are holding a meeting of invited participants and experts to develop a consensus strategy on central issues. The first Australian Conference on Cryptosporidium in Water will be held on 5 October 1998 in Melbourne.
Further information is presented below.
Baker M, Russell N, Roseveare C, O'Hallahan J, Palmer S and Bichan A. Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis linked to Hutt Valley swimming pool.