Publications, Data, & Statistics

Reports, recommendations, and other studies can be important resources for investigating and preventing waterborne disease outbreaks. Below are reports, recommendations, surveillance summaries, and other publications that focus on drinking water-related illnesses and related topics.

Alphabetical Index of Water-related Health Data

Alphabetical Index of Water-related Health Data. Health related data (surveillance summaries, outbreak reports, and surveillance systems) for potentially waterborne or water-related diseases and injuries, including Cryptosporidiosis/Cryptosporidium and Giardiasis/Giardia.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Publications

CDC. Lead in drinking water and human blood lead levels in the United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61(04):1-9.
CDC. Dental caries in rural Alaska native children — Alaska, 2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(37):1275-8.
CDC. Ten great public health achievements — worldwide, 2001—2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60(24):814-8.
CDC. Community health impact of extended loss of water service — Alabama, January 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2011;60:161-6.
CDC. Plesiomonas shigelloides and Salmonella serotype Hartford infections associated with a contaminated water supply — Livingston County, New York, 1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998;47(19):394-6.
CDC. Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis at a day camp — Florida, July-August 1995. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996;45(21):442-4.
CDC. Shigella sonnei outbreak associated with contaminated drinking water — Island Park, Idaho, August 1995. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1996;45(11):229-31.
CDC. Assessment of inadequately filtered public drinking water — Washington, D.C., December 1993. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994;43(36):661-3,669.
CDC. Cryptosporidiosis — New Mexico, 1986. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1987;36(33):561-3.
CDC. Community outbreak of Norwalk gastroenteritis — Georgia. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1982;31(30):405-7.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries

Surveillance Reports for Drinking Water-associated Disease & Outbreaks. Surveillance for waterborne disease and outbreaks associated with drinking water and other nonrecreational water exposures, dating from 1971 to present.

Other Publications

Cunliffe D, Bartram J, Briand E, Chartier Y, Colbourne J, Drury D, Lee J, Schaefer B, Surman-Lee S (Eds.). Water safety in buildings.External France: World Health Organization; 2011.

Tracking Systems and Other Healthy Water Topics

Page last reviewed: February 10, 2015

Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED)