Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis: effects on sick leaves and cost of lost workdays.

<h4>Background</h4>In 2007, part of a drinking water distribution system was accidentally contaminated with waste water effluent causing a gastroenteritis outbreak in a Finnish town. We examined the acute and cumulative effects of this incidence on sick leaves among public sector employe...

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Main Authors: Jaana I Halonen, Mika Kivimäki, Tuula Oksanen, Pekka Virtanen, Mikko J Virtanen, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22442683/?tool=EBI