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Splash pads really are fountains of fecal material; CDC reports 10K illnesses

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Summary
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72% Informative

At least 60 splash pads across the country were linked to at least 60 outbreaks between 1997 and 2022 .

In all, the outbreaks led to 10,611 illnesses, 152 hospitalizations, and 99 emergency department visits.

People were sickened with pathogens including Cryptosporidium , Camplyobacter jejuni, Giardia duodenalis, Salmonella , Shigella and norovirus.

VR Score

76

Informative language

78

Neutral language

2

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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