Abstract
In the period July throughout October, 1986, 78 laboratory-confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis were identified in New Mexico. To determine possible risk factors for development of this disease, we conducted a case-control study; 24-case-patients and 46 neighborhood controls were interviewed. Seventeen (71 per cent) of the 24 case-patients were females, seven (29%) were males; their ages ranged from 4 months to 44 years, median 3 years. There was a strong association between drinking surface water and illness: five of the 24 case-patients, but none of the 46 controls drank untreated surface water. Among children, illness was also associated with attending a day care center where other children were ill (odds ratio = 13.1).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-42 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American journal of public health |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health