Early outbreak detection by linking health advice line calls to water distribution areas retrospectively demonstrated in a large waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Sweden

• Main Authors: Pär Bjelkmar (Author), Anette Hansen (Author), Caroline Schönning (Author), Jakob Bergström (Author), Margareta Löfdahl (Author), Marianne Lebbad (Author), Anders Wallensten (Author), Görel Allestam (Author), Stephan Stenmark (Author), Johan Lindh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the winter and spring of 2011 a large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in Skellefteå municipality, Sweden. This study summarizes the outbreak investigation in terms of outbreak size, duration, clinical characteristics, possible source(s) and the potential for earlier de...