A time series analysis of the relationship of ambient temperature and common bacterial enteric infections in two Canadian provinces

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 385-391

  Fleury, Manon ^a   Charron, Dominique F ^a   Holt, John D ^b   Allen, O Brian ^b   Maarouf, Abdel R ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Canada; Climate change; Foodborne disease; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENTEROPATHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

ALBERTA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33745868354     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0028-9     Document Type: Article

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