The burden of drinking water-associated cryptosporidiosis in China: The large contribution of the immunodeficient population identified by quantitative microbial risk assessment

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 4272-4280

  Xiao, Shumin ^a,b   An, Wei ^a   Chen, Zhimin ^a   Zhang, Dongqing ^a   Yu, Jianwei ^a   Yang, Min ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Immunodeficient population; Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; IMMUNODEFICIENT POPULATION; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES; WATERSHED PROTECTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORBIDITY; PATHOGEN; PROTOZOAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBPOPULATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 84862770467     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.012     Document Type: Article

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