An outbreak of acute gastroenteritis associated with contaminated bottled water in a university - Jiangxi, China, 2012

• Main Authors: Guang Zeng (Author), Fuqiang Yang (Author), Weijie Fu (Author), Ping Yu (Author), Jun Zong (Author), Huijian Cheng (Author), Ruiping Wang (Author), Guoqing Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: On 23 May 2012, a university in Jiangxi, China reported a gastroenteritis outbreak. We investigated the outbreak to identify the agent, source and mode of transmission and to recommend control measures.Methods: A case was defined as any person from the university with onset of diarrhoea...