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Outbreak of giardiasis associated with a community drinking-water source.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2010
Daly E R, Roy S J, Blaney D D, Manning J S, Hill V R, Xiao L, Stull J W
Abstract excerpt
Giardiasis is a common waterborne gastrointestinal illness. In 2007, a community giardiasis outbreak occurred in New Hampshire, USA. We conducted a cohort study to identify risk factors for giardiasis, and stool and environmental samples were analysed. Consuming tap water was significantly associated with illness (risk ratio 4.7, 95% confidence interval 1.5-14.4). Drinking-water samples were coliform-contaminated...
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