Journal
RISK ANALYSIS
Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 495-511Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.204047
Keywords
Cryptosporidium; cryptosporidiosis; risk model; drinking water; integrated assessment; risk communication
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A dynamic risk model is developed to track the occurrence and evolution of a drinking-waterborne cryptosporidiosis outbreak. The model characterizes and integrates the various environmental, medical, institutional, and behavioral factors that determine outbreak development and outcome. These include contaminant delivery and detection, water treatment efficiency, the timing of interventions, and the choices that people make when confronted with a known or suspected risk. The model is used to evaluate the efficacy of alternative strategies for improving risk management during an outbreak, and to identify priorities for improvements in the public health system. Modeling results indicate that the greatest opportunity for curtailing a large outbreak is realized by minimizing delays in identifying and correcting a drinking-water problem. If these delays cannot be reduced, then the effectiveness of risk communication in preemptively reaching and persuading target populations to avoid exposure becomes important.
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