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. 2015 Mar 10;12(3):2967–2983. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120302967

Table 3.

Calculation of the probability of becoming infected (Pinf) during summer for three waterborne pathogens detected in river waters.

Microorganism Swimmers Pinf (%) Equation Model
Site A Site B Site C
C. parvum Adult 0.002 0.001 <0.001 (1)
0.010 0.003 <0.001 (2)
Child 0.005 0.002 <0.001 (1)
0.023 0.008 <0.002 (2)
G. duodenalis Adult 0.013 0.019 0.013 (1)
0.064 0.096 0.064 (2)
Child 0.029 0.044 0.029 (1)
0.147 0.221 0.147 (2)
Adenovirus Adult 0.904 1.194 4.616 (1)
4.438 5.831 21.046 (2)
Child 2.078 2.740 10.353 (1)
9.965 12.971 42.100 (2)

Notes: (1) For one-time bathing; (2) For five bathing episodes.