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K A Blair
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Citations - 2365
K A Blair is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cryptosporidium & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 2313 citations.
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A massive outbreak in Milwaukee of cryptosporidium infection transmitted through the public water supply
Mac Kenzie Wr,N J Hoxie,Proctor Me,Gradus Ms,K A Blair,Peterson De,Kazmierczak Jj,David G. Addiss,Fox Kr,Joan B. Rose +9 more
TL;DR: This massive outbreak of watery diarrhea among the residents of Milwaukee was caused by cryptosporidium oocysts that passed through the filtration system of one of the city's water-treatment plants, and water-quality standards and the testing of patients for cryptOSporidium were not adequate to detect this outbreak.
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Massive Outbreak of Waterborne Cryptosporidium Infection in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Recurrence of Illness and Risk of Secondary Transmission
W. R. Mackenzie,W L Schell,K A Blair,D G Addiss,Peterson De,N J Hoxie,James J. Kazmierczak,Jeffrey P. Davis +7 more
TL;DR: The clinical and epidemiological features of visitors to the Milwaukee area in whom cryptosporidiosis developed, and a telephone survey of Milwaukee County households to evaluate the risk of recurrent illness and secondary transmission, merit further investigation.