That was my sentiments exactly, fecal coliform sounds like a good infection to become immune to as well. Not to sound like a pussy, I love canoeing and tubing, but when ODNR issues a warning, I stay off the water. Granted the NBC 4 test was not administered by a professional and the media LOVES to exploit the smallest danger to the public.
I got a NASTY green infection growing on small cut I had at the time on my ankle. We were canoeing at a local reservoir and a few days later, my ankle was green. The ER nurse that scraped the infection off was nice enough to tell me not to look while she scraped the green shit off with the medical equivalent of a cheese grater.