A prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 8
• Main Authors: Strauss, Barbara, King, Will, Ley, Arthur, Hoey, John R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 29.08.2001; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Diarrhea; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli - isolation & purification; Escherichia coli - pathogenicity; Family Characteristics; Gastrointestinal Diseases - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - microbiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases - physiopathology; Humans; Nausea; Ontario - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vomiting; Water Microbiology; Water Supply - analysis; Water Supply - standards; Ontario; USA

This study examined the relationship between the bacteriological contamination of drinking water from private wells and acute gastrointestinal illness (AGII), using current government standards for safe drinking water. A prospective cohort study was conducted using 235 households (647 individuals) r...