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Detection of Enteric Disease Epidemics Using a Diarrhea-specific Category
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The Utah Department of Health documented a single epidemic of cryptosporidiosis in Utah during 2007. Seven hundred eleven laboratory-confirmed cases were reported in Salt Lake County, Utah from July 27 through December 18. Illness onset date was… read more… Of 381 patients with data available on symptoms, nearly all (99%, 378) reported diarrhea. Other commonly reported … Of 381 patients with data available on symptoms, nearly all (99%, 378) reported diarrhea. Other commonly re- ported … Syndromic surveillance methods in use in Utah in 2007 did not detect this outbreak. These methods included …