Cryptosporidiosis and Filtration of Water from Loch Lomond, Scotland

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Pollock, Kevin G.J. ; Young, David ; Smith, Huw V. ; Ramsay, Colin N.
• Description:
  Previous evidence has suggested an association between consumption of unfiltered water from Loch Lomond, Scotland, and cryptosporidiosis. Before November 1999, this water had been only microstrained and disinfected with chlorine; however, since that time, physical treatment of the water (coagulation, rapid gravity filtration) has been added. To determine risk factors, including drinking water, for cryptosporidiosis, we analyzed data on laboratory-confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis collected from 1997 through 2003. We identified an association between the incidence of cryptosporidiosis and unfiltered drinking water supplied to the home. The association supports the view that adding a filtration system to minimally treated water can substantially reduce the number of confirmed cryptosporidiosis cases.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium Female Filtration Fresh Water Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Research Retrospective Studies Scotland Water Pollution Water Purification

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(1):115-120.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:aae548c8dadbe776a33f3b427d6e6441aee3e315e228c95e11fd0ab37026d80a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16844/cdc_16844_DS1.pdf
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