title: Cryptosporidiosis and surface water.
abstract: In the period July through October, 1986, 78 laboratory-confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis were identified in New Mexico. To determine possible risk factors for development of this disease, we conducted a case-control study; 24 case-patients and 46 neighborhood controls were interviewed. Seventeen (71 per cent) of the 24 case-patients were females, seven (29%) were males; their ages ranged from 4 months to 44 years, median 3 years. There was a strong association between drinking surface water and illness: five of the 24 case-patients, but none of the 46 controls drank untreated surface water. Among children, illness was also associated with attending a day care center where other children were ill (odds ratio = 13.1).
authors.affiliation: New Mexico Health and Environment Department, Santa Fe, NM 87504-0968.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gallaher
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Herndon
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Nims
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Sterling
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Grabowski
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Hull
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003458:Cryptosporidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009516:New Mexico; D012621:Seasons; D014871:Water Microbiology