#SWIMMERS ITCH SAND HOLLOW SKIN#

“But again,” he said, “we have not found a program that has any level of effectiveness.” “We have researched the issue but have yet to find anything that would be effective.”Įven if a solution were available, he said, there are multiple agencies that would need to “come to the table” to conduct impact studies on wildlife, agriculture and the food chain. “We haven’t been made aware of any program that will remove swimmer’s itch from Sand Hollow or any other body of water in Utah,” Chavez said. George News it is not possible to rid the water of swimmer’s itch “immediately,” adding that it doesn’t appear to be possible at all. The petition lists Utah State Parks and Recreation as the agency that should be responsible for the cleanup, but the department’s public information officer, Devan Chavez, told St.

#SWIMMERS ITCH SAND HOLLOW SKIN#

The Centers for Disease Control describes swimmer’s itch, or “cercaria,” as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites carried by waterfowl, semi-aquatic mammals and snails. The petition to remove swimmer’s itch from Sand Hollow State Park was started by Nicolas Wagner on June 5, based on claims that the water in Sand Hollow Reservoir is “overwhelmed with a parasite known as Cercarial Dermatitis, aka Swimmer’s Itch.” The petition states that the water should be “treated for Swimmer’s Itch immediately.” A young boy exhibits signs of swimmer’s itch, Santa Clara, Utah, J| Photo by Hollie Reina, St. George News to determine if an eradication program is possible and if so, what that operation would look like. GEORGE - A petition to remove the parasite responsible for swimmer’s itch from Sand Hollow State Park has been circulating through social media, prompting St.

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