Acute melioidosis outbreak in Western Australia

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-443

  Inglis, T J J ^c   Garrow, S C ^a   Adams, C ^d   Henderson, M ^d   Mayo, M ^b   Currie, B J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DNA; DRINKING WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; PH; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROLOGIC TESTS; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033393514     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002964     Document Type: Article

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