Overview
- The state health office in the Augsburg district ordered an immediate ban at Rothsee in Zusmarshausen, effective until further notice.
- Monday's routine seasonal checks found multiple limit violations for E. coli and enterococci in the lake.
- Officials warn of health risks for bathers, including possible diarrheal illness or wound infections if the ban is ignored.
- People who recently swam there and develop symptoms are advised to contact their primary care doctor promptly.
- County leader Martin Sailer urged strict compliance, and a late-July closure of Fischach’s natural pool followed a suspected rain-driven contamination.