The Association Between Extreme Precipitation and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks in the United States, 19481994
Frank C. Curriero, PhD,
Jonathan A. Patz, MD, MPH,
Joan B. Rose, PhD and
Subhash Lele, PhD
Frank C. Curriero is with the Department of Biostatistics and Jonathan A. Patz is with the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. Joan B. Rose is with the Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. Subhash Lele is with the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton.

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FIGURE 1 Waterborne disease outbreaks and associated extreme levels of precipitation (precipitation in the highest 10% [90th percentile]) within a 2-month lag preceding the outbreak month: United States, 19481994.
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