Journal article
EXTREME WEATHER AND WATERBORNE DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN CANADA, 1974–2000
Abstract
Recent large outbreaks of E.coli O157:H7, Campylobacter and Cryptosporidium from contaminated public water supplies in Canada have provoked considerable concern about the safety of the water supply. Many complex eco-social interactions lead to waterborne disease outbreaks; however in several Canadian cases there is evidence that weather has been influential. We investigated the potential link between extreme weather events and recorded …
Authors
Thomas K; Charron D; D W-T; Schuster C; Maarouf AF
Journal
Epidemiology, Vol. 14, No. 5,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2003
DOI
10.1097/00001648-200309001-00326
ISSN
1044-3983