Tularemia on martha's vineyard: Seroprevalence and occupational risk

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 350-354

  Feldman, Katherine A ^a,e   Stiles Enos, Donna ^b   Julian, Kathleen ^a   Matyas, Bela T ^c   Telford III, Sam R ^d   Chu, May C ^a   Petersen, Lyle R ^a   Hayes, Edward B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Martha's Vineyard Hospital   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TULAREMIA; VINEYARD;

EID: 0344406119     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0903.020462     Document Type: Article

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