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Beaver Fever

Untreated well water can harbor the protozoan giardiasis lamblia, commonly known as beaver fever.  This video describes how children or adults can be infected from well water or other water supplies contaminated with infected feces (stool/droppings), and then continue to pass the infection on to other children.

Interestingly, giardiasis is often found in dogs so be sure to wash your hands well after doing the “poop and scoop” maneuver.

Symptoms include diarrhea, weight loss, loss of appetite.

The following is taken from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) website.

If my water comes from a well, should I have my well water tested?

It depends. You should consider having your well water tested if you can answer “yes” to any of the following questions:

• Are members of your family or others who use your well water becoming ill? If yes, your well may be the source of infection.

• Is your well located at the bottom of a hill or is it considered shallow? If so, runoff from rain or flood water may be draining directly into your well and causing contamination.

• Is your well in a rural area where animals graze? Well water can become contaminated with feces if animal waste seepage contaminates the ground water. This can occur if your well has cracked casings, is poorly constructed, or is too shallow.

Tests used to specifically identify Giardia are expensive, difficult, and usually require hundreds of gallons of water to be pumped through a filter. If you answered “yes” to the above questions, consider testing your well for fecal contamination by testing it for the presence of coliforms or E. coli instead of Giardia. Although tests for fecal coliforms or E. coli do not specifically tell you whether Giardia is present, these tests might show whether your well water has been contaminated by feces. For more information on other germs and chemicals that can contaminate well water, see Contaminants in Well Water.

These tests are only useful if your well is not routinely disinfected with chlorine, since chlorine kills fecal coliforms and E. coli. If the tests are positive, it is possible that the water may also be contaminated with Giardia or other harmful parasites, bacteria and viruses. Contact your local health department or your county cooperative extension service to find out who offers water testing in your area. For information on well testing, see Well Water Testing Frequently Asked Questions. If the fecal coliform test comes back positive, indicating that your well is fecally contaminated, stop drinking the well water and contact your local water authority for instructions on how to disinfect your well.

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