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Michael J. Beach
Researcher at Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Publications - 8
Citations - 1484
Michael J. Beach is an academic researcher from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The author has contributed to research in topics: Waterborne diseases & Cryptosporidium. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 8 publications receiving 1461 citations.
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Surveillance for waterborne-disease outbreaks associated with recreational water--United States, 2001-2002.
Jonathan S. Yoder,Brian G. Blackburn,Gunther F. Craun,Vincent Hill,Deborah A. Levy,Nora Chen,Sherline H. Lee,Rebecca L. Calderon,Michael J. Beach +8 more
TL;DR: The number of recreational water-associated outbreaks has increased significantly during this period and could reflect improved surveillance and reporting at the local and state level, a true increase in the number of WBDOs, or a combination of these factors.
Surveillance for waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with recreational water use and other aquatic facility-associated health events-- United States, 2005-2006; and, Surveillance for waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with drinking water and water not intended for drinking-- United States, 2005-2006
Nicole T. Alexander,Michael J. Beach,Lauri A. Hicks,Vincent Hill,Michele C. Hlavsa,Sharon L. Roy,Jonathan S. Yoder,Patricia A. Yu +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized WBDO and case reports associated with recreational water use that occurred during January 2005-December 2006 and previously unreported disease reports and outbreaks during 1978-2004.
Surveillance for waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with drinking water and water not intended for drinking--United States, 2005-2006.
Jonathan S. Yoder,Virginia A. Roberts,Gunther F. Craun,Vincent Hill,Lauri A. Hicks,Nicole T. Alexander,Vince Radke,Rebecca L. Calderon,Michele C. Hlavsa,Michael J. Beach,Sharon L. Roy +10 more
TL;DR: The majority of these WBDOs were associated with Legionella spp.
Giardiasis surveillance - United States, 2006-2008.
TL;DR: Local and state health departments can use gardiasis surveillance data to better understand the epidemiologic characteristics and the disease burden of giardiasis in the United States, design efforts to prevent the spread of disease, and establish research priorities.
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Associated with Ritual Nasal Rinsing — St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, 2012
Tai Hunte,Thomas Morris,Alexandre J. da Silva,Azizeh Nuriddin,Govinda S. Visvesvara,Vincent Hill,Bonnie Mull,Lihua Xiao,Dawn M. Roellig,Julia W. Gargano,Michael J. Beach,Jonathan S. Yoder,Jennifer R. Cope,Jamae F Morris +13 more
TL;DR: The patient was a man aged 47 years whose only reported freshwater exposures were the use of tap water for daily household activities and for ablution, a ritual cleansing that he practiced several times a day in preparation for Islamic prayer.