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Angulo FJ, Tippen S, Sharp DJ, et al. A community waterborne outbreak of salmonellosis and the effectiveness of a boil water order. Am J Public Health 1997; 87:580-84.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surveillance of waterborne disease outbreaks -- United States, 1995-1996. MMWR 1998; 47 (No. SS-5):1-69.

Mintz ED, Reiff FM, Tauxe RV. Safe water treatment and storage in the home: A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease. JAMA, 1995;273:948-953.

Quick RE, Venczel LV, Gonzales O, et al. Narrow-mouthed water storage vessels and in situ chlorination in a Bolivian community: a simple method to improve drinking water quality. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1996;54:511-516.

Quick RE, Venczel LV, Mintz ED, et al. Diarrhea prevention in Bolivia through point-of-use disinfection and safe storage: a promising new strategy. Epidemiology and Infection: in press.

Sobel J, Mahon B, Mendoza C et al. A simple system for water purification and storage, handwashing, and beverage storage reduces fecal contamination of street-vended beverages in Guatemala. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1998; 59:380-387.

Swerdlow DL, Woodruff BA, Brady RC, et al. A waterborne outbreak in Missouri of Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with bloody diarrhea and death. Ann Intern Med 1992; 117:812-19.


 
 

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