Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a California waterpark: Employee and patron roles and the long road towards prevention

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-310

  Wheeler, C ^a,b,e   Vugia, D J ^b   Thomas, G ^c   Beach, M J ^d   Carines, S ^c   Maier, T ^c   Gorman, J ^c   Xiao, L ^d   Arrowood, M J ^d   Gilliss, D ^b   Werner, S B ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

^c San Luis Obispo Co Air Pollution   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYST; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 33847281408     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806006777     Document Type: Article

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