Effect of precipitation on seasonal variability in cryptosporidiosis recorded by the North West England surveillance system in 1990-1999

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-196

  Naumova, Elena N ^a   Christodouleas, John ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^b   Syed, Qutub ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre North West ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; Geographical distribution; North West of England; Precipitation; Seasonality; Waterborne disease

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RAIN; SEASONS;

EID: 27144523544     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.0017     Document Type: Article

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