ACTSC445 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Campylobacter Jejuni, Lab Report, Arbitrage

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Actuarial Science
• Course: ACTSC445
• Professor: Jiahua Chen

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I have given a summary for the walkerton case so that you can see what was expected in terms of length, detail and coherence. I have given a model of the risk categorization for all three cases. (a) walkerton. Walkerton is a small town of around 5000 people in rural south-west ontario. In may 2000, the town"s water supply was contaminated with bacteria, notably escherichia coli (e-coli) and campylobacter jejuni. Over 2000 people became sick; there were seven deaths directly attributable to the contamination, and several other victims have since died from related causes. Numerous residents still su er long term health problems, including kidney damage and chronic gastric and bowel problems. Those who died ranged in age from young children to elderly care home patients. The nancial impact of the tragedy was estimated at million, not including the costs of settling lawsuits. The water supply for the town was the responsibility of the walkerton public utilities.