Activities such as swimming, paddling, motor-boating, and fishing are relatively common on US surface waters. Water recreators have a higher rate of acute gastrointestinal illness, along with other illnesses including respiratory, ear, eye, and skin symptoms, compared to non-water recreators. The quantity and costs of such illnesses are unknown on a national scale.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/estimate-incidence-and-cost-recreational-waterborne-illness-united-states-surface
[2] https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-017-0347-9
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephanie-de-florio-barker
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/coady-wing
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rachael-m-jones-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/undefined
