The Currumbin rock pools have been closed since Monday after elevated levels of enterococci were detected
University of Technology’s Centre for Immunology and Infection Control said enterococci was “a very common bowel microorganism” and that the source of the outbreak did not have to be human.
“The contamination source … [usually] comes from someone who had an accident in the pool,” he said. “But the source can come from anywhere.”Social media is awash with other theories, with some pointing the finger at runoff from septic tanks and others concerned about a canine connection. It is not the first time the rock pools have been closed due to faecal-related contamination, with several outbreaks over the last decade.
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