A community waterborne gastroenteritis outbreak: evidence for rotavirus as the agent.
- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 74 (3), 263-265
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.74.3.263
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.Keywords
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