Estimating the risk of gastrointestinal illness associated with drinking tap water in Norway: a prospective cohort study
This is the largest cohort study in Norway estimating the burden of self-reported gastrointestinal infections linked to the amount of tap water drunk in Norway. The data indicate that waterborne AGI is not currently a burden in Norway, but the findings need to be used with caution. The importance of continued efforts and investments in the maintenance of drinking water supplies in Norway to address the low burden of sporadic waterborne cases and to prevent future outbreaks needs to be emphasised.
Authors
- Camilla Svendsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3216-0469)
- Richard White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6747-1726)
- Jonas Christoffer Lindstrøm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3163-7552)
- Trude Marie Lyngstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8356-2310)
- Susanne Hyllestad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4282-5380)
- Monica Andreassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8302-9509)
Institutions
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19607-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.93
Funders
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health