Epidemiologic studies of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Guatemala

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 766-774

  Bern, Caryn ^a,b,d   Hernandez, Beatriz ^b   Lopez, Maria Beatrix ^b   Arrowood, Michael J ^a   Alvarez De Mejia, Maricruz ^b   De Merida, Ana Maria ^b   Hightower, Allen W ^a   Venczel, Linda ^c   Herwaldt, Barbara L ^a   Klein, Robert E ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Guatemala)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POULTRY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 18744420160     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0506.990604     Document Type: Article

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