title: Emergency survey methods in acute cryptosporidiosis outbreak.
abstract: In August 2003, a communitywide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in Kansas. We conducted a case-control study to assess risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection by using the telephone survey infrastructure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Using existing state-based infrastructure provides an innovative means for investigating acute outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. lfox@bu.edu
authors.forename: LeAnne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: M Cheryl Banez
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ocfemia
authors.forename: D Charles
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Brian G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neises
authors.forename: W Kay
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pezzino
mesh_terms: D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007615:Kansas; D012307:Risk Factors