| Literature DB >> 6320684 |
R S Hopkins, G B Gaspard, F P Williams, R J Karlin, G Cukor, N R Blacklow.
Abstract
A community waterborne nonbacterial gastroenteritis outbreak occurred in Eagle-Vail, Colorado in March 1981. Illness (defined as vomiting and/or diarrhea) was statistically associated with water consumption (chi 2 for linear trend = 7.07, p less than .005). Five of seven persons associated with the outbreak were infected with rotavirus as shown by virus detection or serological methods. Bacterial pathogens, Giardia lamblia, and Norwalk virus were excluded as responsible agents. Rotavirus should be looked for as a cause of waterborne outbreaks.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6320684 PMCID: PMC1651463 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.74.3.263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Public Health ISSN: 0090-0036 Impact factor: 9.308