An outbreak of Cryptosporidium hominis infection at an Illinois recreational waterpark

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 147-156

  Causer, L M ^a,b   Handzel, T ^a,b   Welch, P ^c   Carr, M ^d   Culp, D ^d   Lucht, R ^d   Mudahar, K ^d   Robinson, D ^d   Neaver, E ^c   Fenton, S ^c   Rose, C ^c   Craig, L ^c   Arrowood, M ^a   Wahlquist, S ^a   Xiao, L ^a   Lee, Y M ^a   Mirel, L ^a   Levy, D ^a   Beach, M J ^a   Poquette, G ^c   Dworkin, M S ^d   more..

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

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

^c Tazewell County Health Department   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RECREATION; RISK REDUCTION; SWIMMING POOL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIAPERS, INFANT; DIARRHEA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 30844471568     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004619     Document Type: Article

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