Tools for investigating the environmental transmission of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in humans

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 160-167

  Smith, Huw V ^a   Cacciò, Simone M ^b   Tait, Andy ^c   McLauchlin, Jim ^d   Thompson, R C Andrew ^e  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 33645049299     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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