References and Resources
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal (EID): Specific Recreational Water Illness Outbreaks, Safety, and Pool Operation Issues
- Disease Tracking/Surveillance: MMWR Surveillance Summaries and Other Surveillance References
- MMWR Recommendations and Reports
- Other Recreational Water References and Resources
- Drinking Water Webpage: Division of Parasitic Diseases
Recent MMWR & EID Publications
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Respiratory and Ocular Symptoms Among Employees of a Hotel Indoor Waterpark Resort --- Ohio, 2007 MMWR. February 6, 2009 / 58(4);81-85.
Delinquent Mortgages, Neglected Swimming Pools, and West Nile Virus, California
Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov / 14(11):1747-9 (PDF, 262 KB)Communitywide Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak --- Utah, 2007
MMWR. September 12, 2008 / 57(36);989-993. - Surveillance for Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use and Other Aquatic Facility -- Associated Health Events --- United States, 2005—2006
MMWR Surveill Summ. September 12, 2008 / 57(SS-9);1-38. - ( PDF document, 991 KB)
- Appendix A: Glossary of Definitions
- Appendix B: Descriptions of Selected Waterborne Disease and Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use
Illness Associated with Red Tide --- Nassau County, Florida, 2007.
MMWR. July 4, 2008 / 57(26); 717-720Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Swimming Pools, Atlanta, Georgia. EID June 2008, Volume 14, Number 6.
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis --- Arizona, Florida, and Texas, 2007
MMWR. May 30, 2008 / 57(21);573-577.Surveillance for Travel-Associated Legionnaire's Disease --- United States, 2005--2006
MMWR. December 7, 2007 / 56(48);1261-1263Ocular and Respiratory Illness Associated with an Indoor Swimming Pool --- Nebraska, 2006
MMWR. September 14, 2007 / 56(36);929-932.Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance -- United States, 2003-2005
MMWR Surveill Summ. September 7, 2007 / 56(SS-7);1-10.
( PDF document, 502 KB)Giardiasis Surveillance -- United States, 2003-2005
MMWR Surveill Summ. September 7, 2007 / 56(SS-7);11-18.
( PDF document, 502 KB)
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Division of Parasitic Diseases
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