The Association Between Extreme Precipitation and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 1948–1994 | Zendy

Frank C. Curriero | Zendy; Jonathan A. Patz | Zendy; Joan B. Rose | Zendy; Subhash R. Lele | Zendy

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The Association Between Extreme Precipitation and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 1948–1994

Author(s) -

Frank C. Curriero,

Jonathan A. Patz,

Joan B. Rose,

Subhash R. Lele

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1194

Subject(s) - waterborne diseases , outbreak , precipitation , environmental science , surface runoff , environmental health , percentile , climate change , public health , groundwater , surface water , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , medicine , ecology , environmental engineering , meteorology , statistics , biology , mathematics , nursing , geotechnical engineering , virology , engineering

Rainfall and runoff have been implicated in site-specific waterborne disease outbreaks. Because upward trends in heavy precipitation in the United States are projected to increase with climate change, this study sought to quantify the relationship between precipitation and disease outbreaks.

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