Exposure to human-associated fecal indicators and self-reported illness among swimmers at recreational beaches: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Melanie D. Napier (Author), Richard Haugland (Author), Charles Poole (Author), Alfred P. Dufour (Author), Jill R. Stewart (Author), David J. Weber (Author), Manju Varma (Author), Jennifer S. Lavender (Author), Timothy J. Wade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fecal indicator bacteria used to assess illness risks in recreational waters (e.g., Escherichia coli, Enterococci) cannot discriminate among pollution sources. To address this limitation, human-associated Bacteroides markers have been proposed, but the risk of illness associated...