Estimating the number of cases of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) associated with Canadian municipal drinking water systems.

ABSTRACT: The estimated burden of endemic acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) annually in Canada is 20·5 million cases. Approximately 4 million of these cases are domestically acquired and foodborne, yet the proportion of waterborne cases is unknown. A number of randomized controlled trials have been completed to estimate the influence of tap water from municipal drinking water plants on the burden of AGI. In Canada, 83% of the population (28 521 761 people) consumes tap water from municipal drinking water plants serving >1000 people. The drinking water-related AGI burden associated with the consumption of water from these systems in Canada is unknown. The objective of this research was to estimate the number of AGI cases attributable to consumption of drinking water from large municipal water supp

SUBMITTER: Murphy HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4823834 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature