1.
West Indian Med J
; 35(3): 180-4, 1986 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3776183
Subject(s)
Disease Outbreaks , Typhoid Fever/epidemiology , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Trinidad and Tobago , Typhoid Fever/transmission
2.
Lepr Rev
; 56(3): 239-48, 1985 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4058234
Subject(s)
Dapsone/therapeutic use , Leprosy/prevention & control , Adolescent , Age Factors , Child , Child, Preschool , Ethnicity , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Leprosy/drug therapy , Leprosy/epidemiology , Sex Factors , Time Factors , Trinidad and Tobago
3.
J Hyg (Lond)
; 81(2): 303-9, 1978 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-701791
ABSTRACT
Roof-collected rainwater is a common water source in subtropical regions and has not been associated with human illness. In Trinidad, the West Indies, a church group, attending a rural camp, developed gastrointestinal illness, caused by Salmonella arechevalata. This rare serotype was isolated from stool specimens of campers, foods eaten at the camp, and a water tap, which was supplied by a storage tank of roof-collected rainwater. The surface of the roof, used as water catchment, was covered with bird faeces. It is postulated that rainwater, falling on the roof, washed off animal excrement which contained S. arechevalata and led to the outbreak of salmonellosis through camper ingestion of contaminated food and water.