Researchers are testing the water in Cambridge
BBC News Reports: Researchers are testing the water in Cambridge to identify the source of bacterial infections affecting rowers and swimmers. Puntseq’s survey of regular river users found that one in five “obtained an infection likely attributed to Cam water contact”. Symptoms included so-called “swimmer’s itch”, fever after swallowing water, and wound infections. In 2014, organisers cancelled the first City of Cambridge Triathlon after the river tested positive for potentia