Water Parasite Affects 7 Valley Residents
A mysterious parasite is somewhere in Southern Nevada's water supply. The water-borne illness has already affected seven people in the valley.
The Southern Nevada Health District has few answers about where the parasite, cryptosporidium, came from.
This mystery has few common threads. The seven people aren't connected, and cryptosporidium can appear almost anywhere.
"Any untreated water is a possible source of an illness," said Mark Bergholdt, Southern Nevada Health District.
