Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks linked to the public water supply in a military camp, France.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Contaminated drinking and recreational waters account for most of the reported Cryptosporidium spp. exposures in high-income countries. In June 2017, two successive cryptosporidiosis outbreaks occurred among service members in a military training camp located in Southwest France. Several other gastroenteritis outbreaks were previously reported in this camp, all among trainees in the days following their arrival, without any causative pathogen identification. Epidemiological, microbiological and environmental investigations were carried out to explain theses outbreaks.

Material and methods

Syndromic diagnosis using multiplex PCR was used for stool testing. Water samples (100 L) were collected at 10 points of the drinking water installations and enumeration of Cry

SUBMITTER: Watier-Grillot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9499286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature