A Community Waterborne Gastroenteritis Outbreak: Evidence for Rotavirus As the Agent

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1984 Mar 1

PMID 6320684

Citations 26

Authors

R S Hopkins

G B Gaspard

F P WILLIAMS Jr

R J Karlin

G Cukor

N R Blacklow

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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.

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