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. 2012 Aug 9;141(4):671–686. doi: 10.1017/S0950268812001653

Table 1.

Key search terms used to identify waterborne disease outbreaks involving an extreme water-related weather event

Waterborne disease outbreak Extreme water-related weather event
Water; waterborne Ocean; sea; seawater; lake; river; rain; rainfall; water supply; water movement; weather; storm; climate; precipitation
WITH
Infection; infectious; communicable; disease; illness; enteric; pathogen; organism; agent; WBDO; gastroenteritis; AG; Giardia; Cryptosporidium; E. coli; Shigella; Legionella; Salmonella; Naegleria fowleri; Plesiomonas shigelloides; Campylobacter; Amoebiasis; Dracunculus; Hymenolepis; Ascaris; Enterobius; Mycobacterium marinum; dysentery; Leptospira; Vibrio; Enterovirus; Norovirus; Norwalk; Hepatitis A; HAV; Hepatitis E; Adenovirus; Astrovirus; Calicivirus; Coronavirus; Poliomyelitis; Poliovirus; Picornaviridae; Coxsackievirus; Echovirus; Rotavirus; Reovirus WITH
Extreme; spate; excessive; surge; disaster
OR
Floodwater; drought; water scarcity; heavy rainfall; flood; heavy precipitation; el Niño; la Niña
WITH
Outbreak; epidemic; occurrence
WITH
Human