Environmental and geographical factors contributing to watershed contamination with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts

Environmental Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-271

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a,b   Evans, Barry M ^c   Shiff, Clive J ^a   Karreman, Hubert J ^d   Patz, Jonathan A ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Gap Veterinary Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle farms; Contamination; Cryptosporidium parvum; Waterborne oocysts; Watershed

Indexed keywords

LIVESTOCK FARMING; PARASITE; PEST OUTBREAK; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MANURE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0034025163     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.4022     Document Type: Article

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