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Rebecca L. Calderon
Researcher at Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Publications - 4
Citations - 980
Rebecca L. Calderon is an academic researcher from Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The author has contributed to research in topics: Waterborne diseases & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications receiving 974 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 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.
A review of 35 outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis points to recommendations for prevention of waterborne outbreaks and uncovers a need for more adequate epidemiological data.
TL;DR: This article review s the epidem iology and causes of w aterborne outbreaks that have been reported in North America and the United Kingdom and concludes that available epidemiological information is inadequate to estim ate endem ic w a terborne risks, and analytical studies should be conducted to assess these risks.