Cryptosporidiosis and surface water

In the period July through October, 1986, 78 laboratory-confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis were identified in New Mexico. To determine possible risk factors for development of this disease, we conducted a case-control study; 24 case-patients and 46 neighborhood controls were interviewed. Seventeen...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1989-01, Vol.79 (1), p.39-42
Main Authors: Gallaher, M M, Herndon, J L, Nims, L J, Sterling, C R, Grabowski, D J, Hull, H F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Amibiasis
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Cryptosporidiosis - epidemiology
Cryptosporidiosis - transmission
Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidium - isolation & purification
Diarrhea
Female
Human mycoses
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Mycoses
New Mexico
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Public health
Seasons
Surface water
Tropical medicine
Water
Water Microbiology
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Summary:In the period July through October, 1986, 78 laboratory-confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis were identified in New Mexico. To determine possible risk factors for development of this disease, we conducted a case-control study; 24 case-patients and 46 neighborhood controls were interviewed. Seventeen (71 per cent) of the 24 case-patients were females, seven (29%) were males; their ages ranged from 4 months to 44 years, median 3 years. There was a strong association between drinking surface water and illness: five of the 24 case-patients, but none of the 46 controls drank untreated surface water. Among children, illness was also associated with attending a day care center where other children were ill (odds ratio = 13.1).
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.79.1.39