A Norwalk-like virus outbreak on the Appalachian Trail

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 18-23

  Peipins, Lucy A ^a   Highfill, Kathy A ^a   Barrett, Elizabeth ^a   Monti, Michele M ^a   Hackler, Robert ^a   Huang, Pengwei ^a   Jiang, Xi ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GASTROENTERITIS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DETECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

APPALACHIAN REGION; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA, VIRAL; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MARYLAND; NORWALK VIRUS; RECREATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRGINIA; WALKING; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED STATES;

CATALPA SPECIOSA; NOROVIRUS; NORWALK VIRUS; NORWALK-LIKE VIRUS;

EID: 0036234447     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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