Environmental Health Section

Program on Health Equity and Sustainability

Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance Project
Water Epidemiology

• Water Epidemiology Home Page
• Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheets
  • Study of Cryptosporidiosis in People with AIDS(pdf)
  • Cryptosporidium Detection Action Plan Presentation at International Society of Environmental Epidemiologists Meeting: August 2004(pdf)
  • Cryptosporidiosis (pdf)
  • Cryptosporidiosis for Clinicians(pdf)
  • Cryptosporidiosis for People with HIV (pdf)
• Surveillance Reports
• SFDPH Water Epidemiology Publications
• Other Publications
• SFPUC Water Quality Fact Sheets
• American Water Works Association Fact Sheets

Overview of Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance Project:

The San Francisco Bay Area Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance Project is coordinated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health in cooperation with the San Francisco Public Utility Commission, the California Emerging Infections Program, and local health departments. This is an active surveillance program, using phone, email, and fax to obtain reports of confirmed cryptosporidiosis from clinical laboratories serving patients in the counties served by the SFPUC: San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Tuolumne. There are three main goals of the project:

Enhance reporting of human cases of cryptosporidiosis

Monitor trends over time

Detect increases in the number of reported cases or outbreaks early enough to allow timely investigation and possible intervention.

CDC Report of Cryptosporidiosis

A summary of cryptosporidiosis in the U.S. for the period 2006-2008 is now available from the Centers for Disease Control.