An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among veterinary science students who work with calves

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 213-215

  Preiser, Gary ^a   Preiser, Lynda ^a   Madeo, Leslie ^a  

^a SUNY Delhi   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Gastroenteritis; Livestock; Veterinary science students; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONVALESCENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PARASITE CULTIVATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0038602730     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480309596353     Document Type: Article

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