Estimating the risk of gastrointestinal illness associated with drinking tap water in Norway: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The delivery of safe drinking water has high public health relevance, as reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG6). Several precautionary actions have reduced the burden associated with infectious diseases in high-income countries; however, pollution in source waters, inadequate disinfection, and premise plumbing, along with an increased awareness that intrusion in the drinking water distribution system, represents risk factors for gastrointestinal illness linked to consume of drinking water. Sporadic cases of waterborne infections are expected to be underreported since a sick person is less likely to seek healthcare for a self-limiting gastrointestinal infection. Hence, knowledge on the true burden of waterborne diseases is scarce. The primary aim with the p

SUBMITTER: Hyllestad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature