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Risk assessment of waterborne coxsackievirus
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Risk assessment of waterborne coxsackievirus

Kristina Mena, Charles Gerba, Charles Haas and Joan Rose
Journal - American Water Works Association, v 95(7), pp 122-131
01 Jul 2003

Abstract

Contamination Diabetes Drinking water Epidemics Health care Health risk assessment Illnesses Infections Meningitis Microorganisms Mortality Myocarditis Public health Respiratory diseases Risk assessment Rotavirus Surface water Viruses Water quality Water treatment Water utilities
Most of the associations between IDDM and viruses have been demonstrated through animal studies ([Yoon, J.W.] et al, 1985), although several studies involving humans have been conducted over the past 20 years specifically to investigate the association between coxsackievirus infections and development of IDDM. In one such study in France, the blood of 87% of 55 IDDM patients (without other autoimmune diseases) contained elevated titres of coxsackievirus-neutralizing antibodies (Prince et al, 1983).

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