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. 2006 Apr;12(4):684-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1204.050796.

Cryptosporidiosis associated with ozonated apple cider

Brian G Blackburn  1 , Jacek M Mazurek, Michele Hlavsa, Jean Park, Matt Tillapaw, MaryKay Parrish, Ellen Salehi, William Franks, Elizabeth Koch, Forrest Smith, Lihua Xiao, Michael Arrowood, Vince Hill, Alex da Silva, Stephanie Johnston, Jeffrey L Jones
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Cryptosporidiosis associated with ozonated apple cider

Brian G Blackburn et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

We linked an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis to ozonated apple cider by using molecular and epidemiologic methods. Because ozonation was insufficient in preventing this outbreak, its use in rendering apple cider safe for drinking is questioned.

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Laboratory-confirmed (n = 23) and probable (n = 121) cases of cryptosporidiosis from drinking ozonated apple cider, Ohio, 2003.
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