A new CDC report details how splash pads have caused dozens of waterborne outbreaks and plenty of gastrointestinal illness since they became popular in the 1990s.
Water lovers beware: Your local splash pad could be teeming with diarrhea-causing germs. New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details how these recreational water sources have caused plenty of gastrointestinal illness since their arrival.
Splash pads, also called spray parks or interactive fountains, provide a safer way for people to enjoy the water, especially younger children. The water jets are typically placed on a flat surface where no water is collected, removing any danger of drowning. But they’re not risk-free, as this new report illustrates.
While kids will be kids, the CDC authors say more work needs to be done to mitigate these outbreaks. Their recommendations include expanding the regulations surrounding splash pads, adding secondary lines of decontamination, such as ultraviolet light treatment, to further reduce the risk of, and advising parents to discourage behaviors in their kids that raise the risk of contamination, such as kids standing or sitting over a jet. Um, on that last point, good luck with that.
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