Sporadic cryptosporidiosis, North Cumbria, England, 1996-2000

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1007-1015

  Goh, Stella ^a   Reacher, Mark ^b   Casemore, David P ^c   Verlander, Neville Q ^b   Chalmers, Rachel ^d   Knowles, Margaret ^e   Williams, Joy ^a   Osborn, Keith ^f   Richards, Sarah ^g  

^a Carlisle and Dist Prim Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CUMBERLAND INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNITED UTILITIES   (United Kingdom)

^g WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FARMING SYSTEM; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 2542625324     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/10.3201/eid1006.030325     Document Type: Article

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