Outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum among children after a school excursion to an adventure farm, South West England

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-338

  Hoek, M R ^a   Oliver, I ^a   Barlow, M ^a   Heard, L ^a   Chalmers, R ^b   Paynter, S ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal contamination; Heavy rainfall; Outdoor activities; Private wells; Surface water; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FECAL COLIFORM; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAINFALL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; LIVESTOCK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; VOMITING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 53349097671     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.060     Document Type: Article

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