Drinking water turbidity and emergency department visits for gastrointestinal illness in New York City, 2002-2009.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have examined whether there is a relationship between drinking water turbidity and gastrointestinal (GI) illness indicators, and results have varied possibly due to differences in methods and study settings.

Objectives

As part of a water security improvement project we conducted a retrospective analysis of the relationship between drinking water turbidity and GI illness in New York City (NYC) based on emergency department chief complaint syndromic data that are available in near-real-time.

Methods

We used a Poisson time-series model to estimate the relationship of turbidity measured at distribution system and source water sites to diarrhea emergency department (ED) visits in NYC during 2002-2009. The analysis assessed age groups and was stratified b

SUBMITTER: Hsieh JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4412479 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature