An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a swimming club - Can rapid field epidemiology limit the spread of illness?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-55

  McCann, R ^a   Jones, R ^b   Snow, J ^b   Cleary, P ^a   Burgess, S ^a   Bothra, V ^a   Chalmers, R M ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Salford City Council   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Outbreaks; Swimming club

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE FINDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FEVER; FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOSS OF APPETITE; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORTS AND SPORT RELATED PHENOMENA; SWIMMING CLUB; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TRAINING; VOMITING; WATER CONTAMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890111603     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813001143     Document Type: Article

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