Waterborne Disease Workshop. Held in Arlington, Virginia on October 9-10, 1997.Meeting Summary

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC), as recommended by the M/DBP Expedited Rule Advisory Committee resolution, co-sponsored the Waterborne Disease Workshop on October 9 and 10, 1997. This report summarizes the presentations and discussion at the Workshop. It is organized in three sections. The Background of Waterborne Disease Detection and Federal Policy Development section includes summaries of the presentations by Agency representatives concerning the scientific and policy considerations in developing a National Estimate for Waterborne Disease Occurrence. The Planned and Ongoing Studies of Disease Occurrence section summarizes presentations on specific ongoing or proposed research approaches and the discussion surrounding them. The Approaches Towards a National Estimate section summarizes the discussion of scientific and policy considerations involved in developing the National Estimate.