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So Many Oocysts, So Few Outbreaks
Author(s) -
Frost Floyd,
Craun Gunther F.,
Calderon Rebecca,
Hubbs Stephen A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08330.x
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , waterborne diseases , outbreak , cryptosporidium parvum , environmental health , environmental science , geography , biology , ecology , virology , medicine , feces
Prevention of waterborne disease outbreaks is a primary objective of drinking water treatment. As required by the Information Collection Rule (ICR), selected US water utilities have begun monitoring for specified chemical contaminants, Cryptosporidium, and other waterborne pathogens. When Cryptosporidium oocysts are detected during ICR monitoring, will these surveillance programs be able to estimate the risk of waterborne cryptosporidiosis? This article addresses such questions in a look at the future of surveillance programs for waterborne disease.