Open AccessOutbreak of severe gastroenteritis with multiple aetiologies caused by contaminated drinking water in Denmark, January 2007
Author(s) -
Lasse S Vestergaard,
Katharina E. P. Olsen,
R Stensvold,
Blenda Böttiger,
Marianne Adelhardt,
M. Lisby,
L Mørk,
Kåre Mølbak
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.13.03164-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , vomiting , environmental health , medicine , contaminated water , diarrhea , pediatrics , taste , surgery , food science , virology , biology , chemistry , environmental chemistry
On Monday 15 January 2007, a municipality in Denmark received the first of several complaints from citizens who reported severe diarrhoea and vomiting over the weekend. Over the same period, the drinking water in many houses was reported to be discoloured and of unusual smell and taste.