{"id":867713,"date":"2026-10-02T01:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867713\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:36:14","slug":"14-reported-sick-after-visiting-mcmenamins-anderson-school-pool-in-bothell-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/867713\/","title":{"rendered":"14 reported sick after visiting McMenamins Anderson School pool in Bothell this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOTHELL, Wash.   \u2014 Public Health \u2014 Seattle &amp; King County has completed its investigation into a cryptosporidiosis outbreak linked to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcmenamins.com\/anderson-school\/north-shore-lagoon-swimming-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> pool at McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fourteen people reported becoming ill after swimming at the pool on Aug. 29 or Aug. 30, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/en\/dept\/dph\/health-safety\/environmental-health\/healthy-water-air-soil\/water-recreation-program\/illness-guidance-public\/mcmenamins-anderson-school-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">public health officials. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their symptoms began between Sept. 3 and Sept. 5 and included nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever, according to the report. <\/p>\n<p>No hospitalizations or deaths were reported, Public Health \u2014 Seattle &amp; King County said. <\/p>\n<p>Five people who became ill were tested, and four were diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis, an illness caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium, according to Public Health \u2014 Seattle &amp; King County. <\/p>\n<p>The parasite can cause watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Health officials said they suspect someone infected with the parasite used the pool and spread germs to others. <\/p>\n<p>The parasite is highly resistant to chlorine and can survive for several days in even a well-maintained pool, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Public Health inspected the facility Sept. 21 and found no violations.<\/p>\n<p> Officials said the pool was well-maintained and followed King County health and safety requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also reviewed fecal incidents at the facility because contaminated pool water can spread the parasite. <\/p>\n<p>The pool operator did not report any fecal incidents on Aug. 29 or during the 10 days before that date, according to Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Officials interviewed six people who became sick and reviewed Cryptosporidium education and cleanup procedures with the facility operator. <\/p>\n<p>They also reminded the operator that guests are not allowed to use the pool if they have had vomiting or diarrhea within the previous two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The outbreak appears to be over, Public Health said.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;North Shore Lagoon Swimming Pool&#8221;  is open to the public in one-hour sessions, according to the McMenamins Anderson School <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcmenamins.com\/anderson-school\/north-shore-lagoon-swimming-pool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>There is a pool admission price listed; Bothell residents are free with current proof of address, the website states. <\/p>\n<p>Officials recommend that people stay out of public pools for at least two weeks after diarrhea or vomiting has completely stopped, shower with soap before entering a pool, and avoid swallowing pool water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOTHELL, Wash. \u2014 Public Health \u2014 Seattle &amp; King County has completed its investigation into a cryptosporidiosis outbreak&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":867714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[97],"class_list":["post-867713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}