Foodborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis - Spokane, Washington, 1997

JAMA

Volumn 280, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 595-596

  Quinn, K ^a   Baldwin, G ^a   Stepak, P ^a   Thorburn, K ^a   Bartleson, C ^b   Goldoft, M ^b   Kobayashi, J ^b   Stehr Green, P ^b  

^a Spokane Regional Health District   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032547373     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.7.595     Document Type: Short Survey

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