[HTML][HTML] Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication

C Proctor, E Garner, KA Hamilton, NJ Ashbolt… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, drinking water-associated pathogens that can cause infections in
immunocompromised or otherwise susceptible individuals (henceforth referred to as DWPI) …

A critical review on the factors that influence opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens: from building entry to fixtures in residences

AR Logan-Jackson, MD Batista, W Healy… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Residential buildings provide unique conditions for opportunistic premise plumbing
pathogen (OPPP) exposure via aerosolized water droplets produced by showerheads …

Flushing of Stagnant Premise Water Systems after the COVID-19 Shutdown Can Reduce Infection Risk by Legionella and Mycobacterium spp.

RM Hozalski, TM LaPara, X Zhao, T Kim… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
There is concern about potential exposure to opportunistic pathogens when reopening
buildings closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, water samples were collected …

Legionella and other opportunistic pathogens in full-scale chloraminated municipal drinking water distribution systems

C Zhang, I Struewing, JH Mistry, DG Wahman… - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
Water-based opportunistic pathogens (OPs) are a leading cause of drinking-water-related
disease outbreaks, especially in developed countries such as the United States (US) …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating waterborne infectious disease burden by exposure route, United States, 2014

ME Gerdes, S Miko, JM Kunz, EJ Hannapel… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
More than 7.15 million cases of domestically acquired infectious waterborne illnesses
occurred in the United States in 2014, causing 120,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths …

Legionella pneumophila occurrence in reduced-occupancy buildings in 11 cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

KS Dowdell, HG Healy, S Joshi… - … : Water Research & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In spring 2020, numerous buildings were closed or operated at reduced occupancies to
slow the spread of COVID-19. An unintended consequence of these social distancing …

The source and fate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in wastewater and possible routes of transmission

HN Mtetwa, ID Amoah, S Kumari, F Bux, P Reddy - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of
causative agents of both human and animal tuberculosis and is responsible for over 10 …

The impact of pipe material on the diversity of microbial communities in drinking water distribution systems

D Lee, G Calendo, K Kopec, R Henry, S Coutts… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As many cities around the world face the prospect of replacing aging drinking water
distribution systems (DWDS), water utilities must make careful decisions on new pipe …

Characterization of reported legionellosis outbreaks associated with buildings served by public drinking water systems: United States, 2001–2017

H Holsinger, N Tucker, S Regli, K Studer… - Journal of Water and …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
This study examined 184 legionellosis outbreaks in the United States reported to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Waterborne Disease and Outbreak …

[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water—United States, 2015–2020

JM Kunz - MMWR. Surveillance Summaries, 2024 - cdc.gov
Abstract Problem/Condition: Public health agencies in US states, territories, and freely
associated states investigate and voluntarily report waterborne disease outbreaks to CDC …