Poliovirus surveillance by examining sewage water specimens: Studies on detection probability using simulation models

Risk Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1087-1096

  Ranta, J ^a   Hovi, T ^b   Arjas, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Detection probability; Environmental sampling; Polio; Simulation models; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; VACCINES; VIRUSES; WATER;

POLIOVIRUS SURVEILLANCE;

SEWAGE;

MODELING; MONITORING; POLIOMYELITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS; PROBABILITY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE;

EID: 0035674524     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.t01-1-216174     Document Type: Article

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