Journal article
Norwalk Gastroenteritis Associated with a Water System in a Rural Georgia Community
Archives of environmental health, v 37(6), pp 358-360
Nov 1982
PMID: 6295289
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Abstract
An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred during January 4-9, 1982, in a rural community in north Georgia. A systematic telephone survey revealed that 63% of persons living in homes served by the community water system had symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in contrast to 9% of persons in homes served by private wells or other sources (P < .001). A fourfold rise in antibody titer to the Norwalk virus occurred in 20 of 22 serum pairs obtained from ill persons. Fecal coliforms (> 16 MPN/100 ml) were detected in a spring which served as one water source for the community system. Surface runoff from a heavy rainfall, which preceded the outbreak, may have contaminated the system. Outbreaks of gastroenteritis should be promptly reported and investigated to facilitate corrective measures and to identify causative agents such as Norwalk virus.
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- Title
- Norwalk Gastroenteritis Associated with a Water System in a Rural Georgia Community
- Creators
- Richard A. Goodman - Centers for New HorizonsJames W. Buehler - Centers for New HorizonsHarry B. Greenberg - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesThomas W. Mckinley - Office of Epidemiology Georgia Department of Human ResourcesJ. David Smith - Office of Epidemiology Georgia Department of Human Resources
- Publication Details
- Archives of environmental health, v 37(6), pp 358-360
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1982PZ41500006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0020357567
- Other Identifier
- 991021895684904721
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