June 2011

The health department in northern Kentucky is enacting a new rule for all public pools. Children who are not potty trained are no longer allowed in public pools, even those wearing swim diapers.

The health department says it will protect the community from the highly contagious bacteria called Shigellosis, which can easily be spread, even

The Northern Kentucky Health District told swimming pools in its jurisdiction to restrict children who aren’t toilet trained from swimming.

The move comes after an outbreak of Shigella. Shigella is a bacteria carried in fecal matter that, if ingested, can cause nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.