Waterborne Infections
Waterborne Diseases and Water Safety
Infectious diseases can be found everywhere, and NCEZID is engaged in preventing, tracking, detecting, and responding to outbreaks of infectious disease throughout the United States and the world. The links below reference stories and updates about our work from 2011 to the present to protect people from the threat of waterborne infections like Cryptosporidium (or Crypto) and Naegleria fowleri (commonly referred to as the "brain-eating amoeba").
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Overview of NCEZID’s work on waterborne diseases and water safety
- Supporting the prevention of infectious disease by focusing on waterborne disease and water safety [PDF – page 86] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
Stories that spotlight waterborne diseases and water safety
- Strengthening systems for recognizing and treating cholera in Cameroon [PDF – page 16 of 20] Top 10 NCEZID Accomplishments 2016
- A novel solution for preserving test samples [PDF – page 10] Innovative Technologies 2015
- Cholera in East Africa [PDF – page 4] NCEZID Accomplishments 2015
- Innovating solutions for sanitation in Kenya [PDF – page 4] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- Protecting public water systems and the public from Naegleria fowleri (brain-eating ameba) infections [PDF – page 2] Work & Accomplishments 2013
- What’s in the water? “Water Lab’s” ultrafiltration technique helps ensure safety (identifying biothreat agents in water) [PDF – page 33] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Training trainers in Haiti to respond to cholera [PDF – page 38] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Answering a call for help from Zambia (typhoid fever) [PDF – page 40] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Critical support directed at critical needs (Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement [ELC]) needs [PDF – page 50] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- CDC’s “Water Lab” leads quest to find V. cholerae in Haiti [PDF – page 87] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Packaging prevention pays off (water-borne disease prevention package) [PDF – page 88] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Novel video contest helps swimmers stay healthy (recreational water illness) [PDF – page 89] Our Work, Our Stories 2011–2012
- Page last reviewed: August 31, 2017
- Page last updated: August 31, 2017
- Content source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)