Epidemiology data from beachgoers including demographic details. Results from saliva tests for markers of infection with waterborne pathogens. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: EPA cannot release personally identifiable information regarding living individuals, according to the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This dataset contains information about human research subjects. Because there is potential to identify individual participants and disclose personal information, either alone or in combination with other datasets, individual level data are not appropriate to post for public access. Restricted access may be granted to authorized persons by contacting the party listed. It can be accessed through the following means: Contact Tim Wade (wade.tim@epa.gov) for details regarding data access. Format: Data are stored in SAS datasets and MS Excel files. Data are documented with codebooks in MS Word describing variables.

This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wade, T., S. Griffin, A. Egorov, E. Sams, E. Hudgens, S. Augustine, S. Deflorio-Barker, T. Plunkett, A. Dufour, J. Styles, and K. Oshima. Application of a multiplex salivary immunoassay to detect sporadic incident norovirus infections. Scientific Reports. Nature Publishing Group, London, UK, 9(19576): 1, (2019).