Waterborne disease in the United States, 1991 and 1992
| Autor: | Anita K. Highsmith, Anne C. Moore, Barbara L. Herwaldt, Dennis D. Juranek, Gunther F. Craun, Rebecca L. Calderon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
biology business.industry Outbreak Giardia Hepatitis A Waterborne diseases Cryptosporidium General Chemistry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease digestive system diseases Environmental protection Environmental health parasitic diseases Epidemiology medicine Giardia lamblia Shigella sonnei business Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal - American Water Works Association. 86:87-97 |
| ISSN: | 0003-150X |
| DOI: | 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1994.tb06155.x |
| Popis: | For 1991 and 1992, 17 states and territories reported 34 outbreaks of disease associated with drinking water, which affected an estimated 17,464 people. A protozoal parasite (Giardia lamblia or Cryptosporidium) was identified as the etiologic agent for seven of the eleven outbreaks for which an agent was determined; the remaining four were due to hepatitis A, Shigella sonnei, or chemicals. A lack of treatment or inadequate treatment accounted for the majority of outbreaks, and most (76 percent) were associated with well water |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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