A Water-borne Epidemic of Typhoid Fever
- 1 July 1932
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 32 (3) , 417-430
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400018155
Abstract
1. The outbreak of typhoid fever in the Ecclefechan Special Water District affected 55 per 1000 of the inhabitants (primary cases only). 2. The evidence available indicated the public water supply as the vehicle of infection. 3. A typhoid carrier was found employed in the water-collecting area. 4. Examination of the water pipes after excavation showed that surface pollution might gain access to the pipes conveying spring water to the collecting tank. 5. Secondary cases were few in number, and so far there is no evidence that foci of infection remain as sequelae of the outbreak.Keywords
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