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- Title
WATERBORNE SHIGELLOSIS AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
- Authors
BAINE, WILLIAM B.; HERRON, CHARLES A.; BRIDSON, KEITH; BARKER, WILLIAM H.; LINDELL, SHIRLEY; MALLISON, GEORGE F.; WELLS, JOY G.; MARTIN, WILLIAM T.; KOSURI, MURALY R.; CARR, FRANCIS; VOELKER, EARL
- Abstract
In November 1972 an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occurred at a public school in Stockport, Iowa. One hundred ninety-four (72%) of 269 pupils and 14 (61%) of 23 staff members were affected. The etiologic agent was a strain of resistant to multiple antimicrobials. Waterborne transmission of shigellosis was documented epidemiologically and by isolation of the organism from the school water system. Ninety-seven (14%) of 698 of the students' household contacts developed diarrhea, and possible secondary cases also occurred in 3 (9%) of 32 household contacts of school staff.
- Publication
American Journal of Epidemiology, 1975, Vol 101, Issue 4, p323
- ISSN
0002-9262
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112100