A Massive Outbreak in Milwaukee of Cryptosporidium Infection Transmitted through the Public Water Supply

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Mac Kenzie Wr · Wisconsin Division of Public Health

Hoxie Nj · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Proctor Me · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Gradus Ms

Kathleen A. Blair · Milwaukee Health Department

Dan E. Peterson

Kazmierczak Jj · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

D G Addiss ·

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This massive outbreak of watery diarrhea was caused by cryptosporidium oocysts that passed through the filtration system of one of the city's water-treatment plants. Water-quality standards and the testing of patients for cryptosporidium were not adequate to detect this outbreak.

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Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Fecal contamination and water quality Amoebic Infections and Treatments

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 331, Issue 3, pp. 161-167

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199407213310304

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A Massive Outbreak in Milwaukee of Cryptosporidium Infection Transmitted through the Public Water Supply

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