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Notification rates for potentially waterborne diseases continued to be higher for children aged 0–4, people of European/Other, and people living in less deprived or rural areas.

Posted 49 days ago by Allan Schori Less than a minute to read

We have updated our Water-borne diseases related to drinking-water factsheet. Visit our Water-borne diseases related to drinking-water and Water-borne diseases related to recreational water pages for more information.

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