Serological responses to Cryptosporidium antigens among women using riverbank-filtered water, conventionally filtered surface water and groundwater in Hungary

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-82

  Frost, Floyd ^a   Craun, Gunther ^b   Mihály, Kádár ^c   György, Berencsi ^c   Calderon, Rebecca ^d   Muller, Tim ^a  

^a LOVELACE CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Professional Building ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Riverbank filtration; Serology; Waterborne disease

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUNGARY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; HUNGARY; PREGNANCY; RIVERS; WATER;

EID: 23844545292     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.0008     Document Type: Article

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