Multi-jurisdictional investigation of interactive fountain-associated cryptosporidiosis and salmonellosis outbreaks.
Interactive water fountains are established sources of gastrointestinal infections yet most health codes fail to regulate their design and operation. This report describes multi-agency, concurrent interactive fountain-associated cryptosporidiosis and salmonellosis outbreak investigations and highlights the need for the adoption of appropriate regulations for interactive fountains.
Kirian
M L
ML
City and County of San Francisco Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA. michelle.kirian@sfdph.org
Meregillano
G
G
Gennette
D
D
Weintraub
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014871:Water Microbiology