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The No. 1 factor for acute gastrointestinal illness in Kewaunee County’s private drinking water wells is cow manure, according to a federal study released today. The findings raise questions about the effectiveness of existing regulations aimed at protecting residents from tainted drinking water.
The study predicts that cow manure causes 230 cases of acute gastrointestinal illnesses in the county per year, out of 301 total cases of sickness with an additional 12 cases caused by human waste from septic systems. The contaminant is unknown for the other instances, the authors wrote.
Symptoms of gastrointestinal illness can include nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps, sometimes accompanied by fever. Children, the elderly and people with underlying health conditions can be more vulnerable to complications such as dehydration.
Kewaunee County water study looks backward, not forward
Don Niles
Another study about Kewaunee County has popped up dealing with ground water, cows and humans in our community. News stories about the study, which uses data collected in 2016-17, are causing some unfounded concerns about people getting sick, today, from farming practices.
The fact is no farmer wants to cause even one person to become ill, and we go to great lengths to keep that from happening. That commitment won’t change, with or without a study.
As to the most recent study, people deserve a more complete explanation of what it is and is not.
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Many more people became eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations this week, and a new, one-dose vaccine was approved for use nationally, but Door County public health officials said it s too soon to know how these events will affect the ability to administer shots to all those eligible.
A new demographic in the Wisconsin Department of Health Services Phase 1B of the vaccine rollout was made eligible as of Monday. First priority among the newly-eligible groups is given to school and child care workers, while others now eligible in order of priority are people in Medicaid long-term care programs, some essential workers who deal with the public (such as 911 operators, public transit and grocery/convenience store workers), non-frontline essential health care staff, and staff and residents of congregate living settings.