RE: [at-l] A twist on water purification

["Nicole Markee" <thatgirl@astrogirl.com>]

> From: bullard@northnet.org
> I also try to stay as
> clean as is practical, avoid other things that might cause illness and
> carry first aid items.

I think that the point Mueser makes in the notes is really important:
thruhikers may be giving each other intenstinal bugs by sharing food, or
they may be picking it up in towns.  Giardia is quite different from, say
salmonella, and I think his survey was *not* Giardia specific.


-Nicole

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