{"id":958,"date":"2018-06-14T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/economic-assessment-of-waterborne-outbreak-of-cryptosporidiosis\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:02:18","slug":"economic-assessment-of-waterborne-outbreak-of-cryptosporidiosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/economic-assessment-of-waterborne-outbreak-of-cryptosporidiosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Economic Assessment of Waterborne Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Chyzheuskaya, A.; Cormican, M.; Raghavendra Srivinas; O\u2019Donovan, D.; Prendergast, M.; O\u2019Donoghue, C.; Morris, D.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (10):1650-1656;\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2310.152037\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #0021bf\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">10.3201\/eid2310.152037<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">2017<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Abstract<\/h3>\n<p>In 2007, a waterborne outbreak of\u00a0<em>Cryptosporidium hominis<\/em>\u00a0infection occurred in western Ireland, resulting in 242 laboratory-confirmed cases and an uncertain number of unconfirmed cases. A boil water notice was in place for 158 days that affected 120,432 persons residing in the area, businesses, visitors, and commuters. This outbreak represented the largest outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Ireland. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the cost of this outbreak. We adopted a societal perspective in estimating costs associated with the outbreak. Economic cost estimated was based on totaling direct and indirect costs incurred by public and private agencies. The cost of the outbreak was estimated based on 2007 figures. We estimate that the cost of the outbreak was\u00a0<span class=\"text-underline\">&gt;<\/span>\u20ac19 million (\u2248\u20ac120,000\/day of the outbreak). The US dollar equivalent based on today\u2019s exchange rates would be $22.44 million (\u2248$142,000\/day of the outbreak). This study highlights the economic need for a safe drinking water supply.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/thefactsaboutwater.org\/economic-assessment-waterborne-outbreak-cryptosporidiosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Economic Assessment of Waterborne Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefactsaboutwater.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facts About Water<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Water Feed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2007, a waterborne outbreak of\u00a0Cryptosporidium hominis\u00a0infection occurred in western Ireland, resulting in 242 laboratory-confirmed cases and an uncertain number of unconfirmed 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