Community Health Impact of Extended Loss of Water Service -- Alabama, January 2010.

The article discusses a study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the possible health effects, use of alternative water resources and efficiency of the emergency response on the up to 12 days water interruption in two rural counties in Alabama in January 2010. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) asked the CDC's help in the probe. Based on the results, there are substantially higher cases of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) on households which lost both water service and water pressure.