Does hepatitis A pose a significant health risk to recreational water users?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 171-177

  Gammie, A J ^a   Wyn Jones, A P ^b  

^a GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis A; Recreational water; Saliva; Surfers; Windsurfers

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A; RECREATIONAL WATER; SALIVA; SURFING; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODIES; BODY FLUIDS; CALCULATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS; VIRUSES;

WATER QUALITY;

HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY;

BATHING WATERS; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS A; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RECREATIONAL BATHERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE STATUS; INFECTION RISK; LAKE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; SALIVA ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

UK;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 0030876165     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00254-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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