- Havelock North public water supply suffered a significant
Campylobacter contamination event in August 2016,
following heavy rainfall event
- Source of the contamination was the nearby Brookvale
Road bore field - part of the HDC water supply system
- Estimated 5,500 residents became ill with
campylobacteriosis - 45 hospitalised, possible contribution
to three fatalities
- Campylobacter is the most commonly reported
gastrointestinal disease in NZ. C. jejuni was the cause of the
Havelock North outbreak (but not the only pathogen
present)
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