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Cirsium

(4,342 posts)
5. Yes
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:23 AM
22 hrs ago

Water contaminated with sewage or manure is a significant vector for food borne pathogens. The E. coli crisis was potentially much worse than a "scare" and required major changes for our operations. It didn't go beyond the "scare" level because growers and inspectors and researchers took action. But Crypto can only come from human feces. The most effective way to spread that would be from contaminated water (still too common) rather than from workers defecating in the field (rare and ineffective for transmission). I don't think I ever knew of a case. Urinating in the field, yes, of course, but urine is sterile. I have always considered the "oh my god they are pooping in the fields!" thing to be anti-worker and anti-immigrant.

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