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Cryptosporidiosis Decline after Regulation, England and Wales, 1989–2005

Authors :
Iain R. Lake
Gordon Nichols
Graham Bentham
Florence C.D. Harrison
Paul R. Hunter
R. Sari Kovats
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 623-623 (2007)
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007.

Abstract

Since new drinking water regulations were implemented in England and Wales in 2000, cryptosporidiosis has been significantly reduced in the first half of the year but not in the second. We estimate an annual reduction in disease of 905 reported cases and ≈6,700 total cases.

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Subjects :
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium
environment and public health
weather
regulation
dispatch
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216

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Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
13
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7774a6d8cc124e0288adb493df6f55da
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1304.060890
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