Outbreaks Associated with Untreated Recreational Water — California, Maine, and Minnesota, 2018–2019

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Vanden Esschert, Kayla L. ; Mattioli, Mia C. ; Hilborn, Elizabeth D. ; Roberts, Virginia A. ; Yu, Alexander T. ; Lamba, Katherine ; Arzaga, Gena ; Zahn, Matthew ; Marsh, Zachary ; Combes, Stephen M. ; Smith, Emer S. ; Robinson, Trisha J. ; Gretsch, Stephanie R. ; Laco, Joseph P. ; Wikswo, Mary E. ; Miller, Allison D. ; Tack, Danielle M. ; Wade, Timothy J. ; Hlavsa, Michele C.
• Description:
  Outbreaks associated with fresh or marine (i.e., untreated) recreational water can be caused by pathogens or chemicals, including toxins. Voluntary reporting of these outbreaks to CDC's National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) began in 2009. NORS data for 2009-2017 are finalized, and data for 2018-2019 are provisional. During 2009-2019 (as of May 13, 2020), public health officials from 31 states voluntarily reported 119 untreated recreational water-associated outbreaks, resulting at least 5,240 cases; 103 of the outbreaks (87%) started during June-August. Among the 119 outbreaks, 88 (74%) had confirmed etiologies. The leading etiologies were enteric pathogens: noroVirus (19 [22%] outbreaks; 1,858 cases); Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia Coli (STEC) (19 [22%]; 240), Cryptosporidium (17 [19%]; 237), and Shigella (14 [16%]; 713). This report highlights three examples of outbreaks that occurred during 2018-2019, were caused by leading etiologies (Shigella, noroVirus, or STEC), and demonstrate the wide geographic distribution of such outbreaks across the United States Detection and investigation of untreated recreational water-associated outbreaks are challenging, and the sources of these outbreaks often are not identified. Tools for controlling and preventing Transmission of enteric pathogens through untreated recreational water include epidemiologic investigations, regular monitoring of water quality (i.e., tTesting for fecal indicator bacteria), microbial source tracking, and health policy and communications (e.g., observing beach closure signs and not swimming while ill with diarrhea).
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Communicable Diseases Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Infant Maine Male Middle Aged Minnesota Outbreak Report Recreation Water Microbiology Water Purification Young Adult

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• Source:
  MMWR Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. 69(25):781-783
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  32584799
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7316318
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  25
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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