‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’

‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’

Physical and psychological impacts of a tap water parasite outbreak continue to be felt in south Devon

Most of the tourists milling around the busy fishing harbour or visiting Agatha Christie’s riverside holiday retreat have probably forgotten what South West Water euphemistically calls the “Brixham incident”.

But for residents at the centre of the “incident” – a parasite outbreak that caused perhaps hundreds of people in south Devon to fall ill after they drank contaminated water – the physical and psychological impacts are still keenly felt.

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