Issue 38
Public Health Newsletter of the CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
June 2005
In this Issue:

Cyanobacteria-Alzheimer's Link?
Cost Of Swimming-Related Illness
Chlorine And Cholera In Peru
European Protocol On Water & Health
News Items
Circulation Report
From the Literature
   Alzheimer's Disease
   Arsenic
   Campylobacter
   Cancer
   Cryptosporidium
   Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
   Melioidosis
   Mycobacteria
   Radionuclides
   Viruses
   Waterborne Disease
   Water Quality

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From the Literature

Alzheimer's Disease

Cognitive impairment and composition of drinking water in women: findings of the EPIDOS Study.
Gillette-Guyonnet S, Andrieu S, Nourhashemi F, de La Gueronniere V, Grandjean H, Vellas B. (2005) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 81(4);897-902.

Arsenic



Male reproductive toxicity of sodium arsenite in mice.
Pant N, Murthy RC, Srivastava SP (2004). Human & Experimental Toxicology, 23(8); 399-403.

Water Arsenic Exposure and Children's Intellectual Function in Araihazar, Bangladesh.
Wasserman GA, Liu X, Parvez F, Ahsan H, Factor-Litvak P, van Geen A, Slavkovich V, Lolacono NJ, Cheng Z, Hussain I, Momotaj H and Graziano JH (2004), Environmental Health Perspectives, 112(13); 1329-33.

Campylobacter


An outbreak of campylobacteriosis amongst directing staff and students at the Infantry Training Centre, Brecon, Wales, March 2004.
Hennessy EP. (2004) Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 150(3);175-8.

Cancer

Cancer cluster investigations: use of a hybrid approach in a rural county.
Neuberger JS, Martin J, Pierce JT, Mayo MS, Jewell W.(2004) Journal of Public Health Management & Practice, 10(6);524-32.

Association of fluids from beverages with risk of rectal cancer.
Murtaugh MA, Ma KN, Caan BJ, Slattery ML. (2004) Nutrition and Cancer , 49(1):25-31.

Cryptosporidium


Sporadic cryptosporidiosis decline after membrane filtration of public water supplies, England, 1996-2002.
Goh S, Reacher M, Casemore DP, Verlander NQ, Charlett A, Chalmers RM, et al. (2005) Emerging Infectious Diseases 11(2);251-9.


Direct comparison of selected methods for genetic categorisation of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis species.
Chalmers RM, Ferguson C, Cacciò S, Gasser RB, Abs EL-Osta YG, Heijnen L, et al. (2005) International Journal for Parasitology, 35(4); 397-410.

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases



Environmental risk factors in paediatric inflammatory bowel diseases: a population based case control study.
Baron S, Turck D, Leplat C, Merle V, Gower-Rousseau C, Marti R, et al. (2005) Gut, 54(3);357-63.

Melioidosis



Disinfection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in potable water.
Howard K, Inglis TJJ. (2005) Water Research , 39(6);1085-1092.

Mycobacteria

Assessing water-related risk factors for Buruli ulcer: a case-control study in Ghana.
Aiga H, Amano T, Cairncross S, Domako JA, Nanas OK, Coleman S. (2004) American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 71(4); 387-92.

Radionuclides



Radon and other natural radionuclides in drinking water and risk of stomach cancer: a case-cohort study in Finland.
Auvinen A, Salonen L, Pekkanen J, Pukkala E, Ilus T, Kurttio P. (2005) International Journal of Cancer 114(1);109-13.

Age-dependent dose assessment of 226Ra from bottled water intake.
Bronzovic M, Marovic G. (2005) Health Physics, 88(5);480-5.

Viruses



Quantitative risk assessment of FMD virus transmission via water.
Schijven J, Rijs GB, de Roda Husman AM. (2005) Risk Analysis, 25(1);13-21.

Presence of noroviruses and other enteric viruses in sewage and surface waters in The Netherlands.
Lodder WJ, de Roda Husman AM (2005) Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71(3);1453-61.

Waterborne Disease


Risk of hypertension and reduced kidney function after acute gastroenteritis from bacteria-contaminated drinking water.
Garg AX, Moist L, Matsell, D et al. (2005) Canadian Medical Association Journal, 173 (May 27, early release online).

A randomized, controlled trial of in-home drinking water intervention to reduce gastrointestinal illness.
Colford JM, Wade TJ, Sandhu SK, Wright CC, Lee S, Shaw S, et al. (2005) American Journal of Epidemiology, 161(5);472-482.

Effect of climate changes on waterborne disease in The Netherlands.
Schijven JF, Husman AMD. (2005) Water Science & Technology, 51(5);79-87.

Water Quality



Inflammatory activity in river-water samples.
Wichmann G, Daegelmann C, Herbarth O, Strauch G, Schirmer K, Wostemeyer J, et al. (2004) Environmental Toxicology, 19(6);594-602.