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C. Otto
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 2
Citations - 92
C. Otto is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Norovirus & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 86 citations.
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Outbreak of norovirus illness associated with a swimming pool
L. J. Podewils,L. Zanardi Blevins,M. Hagenbuch,D. Itani,Amanda M. Burns,C. Otto,Lenee Blanton,Susan M. Adams,Stephan S. Monroe,Michael J. Beach,Marc-Alain Widdowson +10 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrates the vulnerability of recreational water to Norovirus contamination, even in the absence of any obvious vomiting or faecal accident, and suggests that norovirus is not as resistant to chlorine as previously reported in experimental studies.
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An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis at a swimming club - Vermont, 2004.
L. Z. Blevins,D. Itani,Amanda M. Burns,C. Lohff,S. Schoenfeld,W. Knight,N. Thayer,J. Oetjen,N. Pugsley,C. Otto,Michael J. Beach,Marc-Alain Widdowson,Joseph S. Bresee,Roger I. Glass,Stephan S. Monroe,L. Browne,Susan M. Adams,M. Amundson,L. J. Podewils +18 more
TL;DR: The cause of the outbreak was determined to be a combination of stool contamination, a blocked chlorine feed tube, and multiple lapses of pool-maintenance procedures, which underscores the importance of correct pool maintenance for rapid identification of water-quality problems to prevent outbreaks of swimming pool-associated illness.