Title/Topic:	PWAs killed by Water!
Source:   	APn  10/25/93 2:47 AM 
Author:	Jeffrey Herwatt
Date:	06:40 PM Today

               
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   MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Traces of the parasite that sickened thousands of people 
and had city residents boiling water for eight days last spring have resurfaced 
in tap water.
   The microscopic organism, cryptosporidium, was found at one of the city's 
water purification plants for the first time since April, state officials said 
Saturday.
   The Milwaukee Health Department said the Oct. 17 discovery didn't warrant 
telling residents to boil tap water. Later test results showed no sign of the 
parasite, said Jeff Fleming, an aide to Mayor John Norquist.
   Residents were advised to boil water in April as thousands of 
gastrointestinal illness cases were blamed on the parasite.
   Local AIDS activists blame water contamination for hastening the deaths of 
at least 50 people with AIDS. Officials said the water supply is safe, but 
advised people with weakened immune systems to see a doctor before drinking 
city water.