title: Keeping recreational water facilities safe.
abstract: (1) Outbreaks of diseases associated with aquatic venues have nearly quadrupled—to more than 40 per year. (2) The Cryptosporidium (Crypto) germ is the leading cause of diarrheal outbreaks related to swimming pools. (3) A national voluntary effort is underway to reduce the number of illnesses and injuries from recreational water facilities.
authors.affiliation: NCSL--Denver, USA.
authors.forename: Doug
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Farquhar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011998:Recreation; D013550:Swimming / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013551:Swimming Pools / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014871:Water Microbiology