In this task, you are given one French sentence. The major part of the sentences talk about health-related topics, but some of the them describe an organization and its activities. Your job is to translate the given sentences into English.
Q: Des épidémies d’ECPV ont été signalées dans le monde entier, le plus souvent en raison d’un contact direct avec des animaux infectés et la baignade dans des eaux de surface contaminées.
A: 
Outbreaks of VTEC have been reported worldwide, in many cases as a result of direct contact with infected animals and swimming outdoors in contaminated surface waters.