Molecular confirmation of hepatitis A virus from well water: Epidemiology and public health implications

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-43

  De Serres, Gaston ^a   Cromeans, Theresa L ^b   Levesque, Benoit ^b   Brassard, Nicole ^b   Barthe, Christine ^b   Dionne, Marc ^b   Prud'Homme, Henri ^b   Paradis, Daniel ^b   Shapiro, Craig N ^b   Nainan, Omana V ^b   Margolis, Harold S ^b  

^a Ctr de S Pub de Quebec   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA PRIMERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GEOLOGY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATOVIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL HEALTH; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032906027     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314565     Document Type: Article

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