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JAMA. 2007;297:2343-2344.

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MMWR. 2007;56:368-370

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On July 19, 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) of an Escherichia coli-positive well-water sample, indicating fecal contamination, that had been submitted from a Wyoming summer youth camp after the camp manager noticed cases of gastroenteritis among campers and staff members. This report describes the subsequent investigation by WDH, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA), and the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), which identified Norovirus and Campylobacter species as the etiologic agents.

WDH staff contacted camp managers on July 19; the following day, WDA, WDEQ, and WDH jointly conducted an on-site investigation of the camp, which was located in a mountainous region of southeastern Wyoming. The preliminary investigation suggested a waterborne mechanism of transmission.

The camp usually operated during May-September only, typically hosting campers for approximately 1 week. In 2006, the facility had opened in May . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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