Cryptosporidiosis decline after regulation, England and Wales, 1989-2005

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 623-625

  Lake, Iain R ^a   Nichols, Gordon ^b   Bentham, Graham ^a   Harrison, Florence C D ^a   Hunter, Paul R ^a   Kovats, R Sari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34047151228     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1304.060890     Document Type: Article

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