Emergency survey methods in acute cryptosporidiosis outbreak

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 May;11(5):729-31. doi: 10.3201/eid1105.040871.

Abstract

In August 2003, a communitywide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis occurred in Kansas. We conducted a case-control study to assess risk factors associated with Cryptosporidium infection by using the telephone survey infrastructure of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Using existing state-based infrastructure provides an innovative means for investigating acute outbreaks.

MeSH terms

  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cryptosporidiosis / epidemiology*
  • Data Collection
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Health Surveys*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic / methods
  • Kansas
  • Risk Factors