E. coli was found in the water at a popular beach in the Mykolaiv region

E. coli and intestinal enterococci were detected in the water of the Bulboka River near the village beach in Kryve Ozero, Mykolaiv Oblast. 

This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.

Experts analyzed water samples collected on July 6 at official beaches and recreational areas near bodies of water in the region.

Problems were identified in two samples from the Bulboka River, taken near the village beach in Kryve Ozero. During the analysis, E. coli and intestinal enterococci were found in the water.

Some types of E. coli can cause infectious diseases. Possible symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. Infection can occur, in particular, through contaminated water or dirty hands.

The leadership of the Kryve Ozero community was notified of the unsatisfactory water test results.

At the same time, no dangerous deviations in microbiological indicators were found in other tested water bodies in the region.

Specifically, experts tested the water in the Ingul River near the “Strilka” beach in Mykolaiv, as well as in the Southern Bug River near the “Rainbow” beach in Pervomaisk and at the city beaches in Pivdennoukrainsk and Nova Odesa.

Samples were also taken from the Sofiivskyi Reservoir near the children’s swimming area at the “Pelagiivskyi” camp, in the Bug Estuary near “Chaika” Beach, and at the “Namiv” recreational area in Mykolaiv.

In addition, water was tested in the Tiligul Estuary near recreational areas in Koblevo and Ukrainka. All of these samples met established standards.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminded the public that during the summer, water quality at official beaches and in the region’s recreational areas is tested weekly.

Meanwhile, in the town of Bashtanka in the Mykolaiv region, swimming, fishing, and mass gatherings have been temporarily banned at one of the ponds. This decision was made following laboratory test results that detected the cholera vibrio in the water.

Ірина Глухова