Occurrence of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in the Temuan Orang Asli (aborigine) river system

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 801-810

  Lim, Y A L ^a   Ahmad, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; GIARDIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SANITATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 12444258169     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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