Outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease attributed to consumption of faecal contaminated water supplied through damaged pipelines in Thiruper, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India, 2016

Outbreak of acute diarrhoeal disease attributed to consumption of faecal contaminated water supplied through damaged pipelines in Thiruper, Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India, 2016

Background: On December 24, 2016, 18 Acute Diarrhoeal Disease (ADD) cases were reported in Thiruper village. We aimed to identify potential exposure and propose recommendations. Methods: We defined a case of ADD as occurrence loose stools (≥3 episodes), December 14–30, 2016. We did door-to-door case...

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Main Authors: Mohan Anandan, Saraswathi VS, Polani Rubeshkumar, Manickam Ponnaiah, Prabhakaran Jesudoss, Kolandaswamy Karumanagounder, Manoj Murhekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Subjects:
Outbreak
Acute diarrhoeal disease
Matched case-control study
Waterborne disease
India
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398421000051

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