Hepatitis

I would be worried about fecal coliform. Having contracted Hep A through water contact (I believe, can’t prove it) I would suggest that every open water swimmer or surfer be immunized with Hep A and B. These illnesses are nothing to sneeze at. Testing procedures for contaminated water are iffy. It takes a while for results to come back. If you test the day of the swim you won’t know results for a day or two, due to the need for incubation. If you test days before the swim you might miss a spill that has just happened. Test do not check for a host of other agents that can harm you. I will not surf or swim in the Pacific for 72 hours after a storm. (unless it is really good) I have my immunizations. I still become sick on occasion due to the nastiness that we drain into our ocean. Miles

I would be worried about fecal coliform. Having contracted Hep A through water contact (I believe, can’t prove it) I would suggest that every open water swimmer or surfer be immunized with Hep A and B. These illnesses are nothing to sneeze at. Testing procedures for contaminated water are iffy. It takes a while for results to come back. If you test the day of the swim you won’t know results for a day or two, due to the need for incubation. If you test days before the swim you might miss a spill that has just happened. Test do not check for a host of other agents that can harm you. I will not surf or swim in the Pacific for 72 hours after a storm. (unless it is really good) I have my immunizations. I still become sick on occasion due to the nastiness that we drain into our ocean. Miles