Large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water in Apulia, Italy, May - October 2006

D Martinelli; R Prato; M Chironna; A Sallustio; G Caputi; M Conversano; M L Ciofi Degli Atti; F P D’Ancona; C A Germinario; M Quarto

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Large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water in Apulia, Italy, May - October 2006

D Martinelli, R Prato, M Chironna, A Sallustio, G Caputi, M Conversano, M L Ciofi Degli Atti, F P D’Ancona, C A Germinario, M Quarto
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Citation style for this article: Martinelli D, Prato R, Chironna M, Sallustio A, Caputi G, Conversano M, Ciofi Degli Atti M L, D’Ancona F P, Germinario C A, Quarto M. Large outbreak of viral gastroenteritis caused by contaminated drinking water in Apulia, Italy, May - October 2006. Euro Surveill. 2007;12(16):pii=3176. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.12.16.03176-en Received: ; Accepted:

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Abstract

At the end of July 2006, an unusually high number of patients with acute diarrhoea were reported by the accident and emergency departments in Taranto, Apulia. Subsequently, a field investigation was conducted jointly by the Apulia Regional Epidemiological Observatory and the Regional Reference Laboratory in Bari, and the Epidemiological Department of Taranto Local Health Unit.