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RECORD NUMBER: 248 OF 2069

Main Title Causes of Waterborne Outbreaks in the United States.
Author Craun., G. F. ;
CORP Author Health Effects Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher c1991
Year Published 1991
Report Number EPA/600/J-91/117;
Stock Number PB91-207100
Additional Subjects Disease outbreaks ; Water microbiology ; Epidemiology ; Potable water ; United States ; Virus diseases ; Bacterial infections ; Toxic substances ; Parasitic diseases ; Reprints ;
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NTIS  PB91-207100 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 6p
Abstract
A total of 1648 waterborne outbreaks and 446,377 cases of waterborne disease have been reported in the United States since 1920. During the most recent period, 1981-1988, 248 waterborne outbreaks occurred in community (45%) and noncommunity (34%) water systems and from the ingestion of contaminated water from individual (11%) and recreational (10%) water sources. The average annual number of outbreaks reported in the period are only slightly less than reported during the previous period, 1971-1980, and is comparable to that reported during 1931-1950. Although, several large outbreaks have recently been reported, most waterborne outbreaks since 1971 have occurred in small community and noncommunity water systems. The average number of cases of waterborne disease per outbreak during 1971-1988 is less than reported during 1920-1940 but more than reported during 1941-1960.