The majority of recreational water outbreaks occur in public pools, hot tubs or water playgrounds according to a recent CDC report. We discuss the causes and how to reduce the occurrence of Legionella and Cryptosporidium in treated recreational waters with Michele Hlavsa, MPH of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Podcast notes

Michele Hlavsa is the chief of the CDC's Healthy Swimming Program. She has a BSc in Nursing from the College of New Jersey and a Master of Public Health from Emory University.

Interesting links

CDC Healthy Swimming Program: https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/index.html

Article: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7020a1.htm

Model Aquatic Health Code: https://www.cdc.gov/mahc/index.html

12 Steps for the prevention of recreational water illnesses: https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/aquatics-professionals/twelve-steps-for-prevention-rwi.html

Toolkit for controlling Legionella: https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/wmp/control-toolkit/index.html

Disinfection of hot tubs containing Legionella: https://www.cdc.gov/legionella/downloads/hot-tub-disinfection.pdf