Risk of handling as a route of exposure to infectious waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts via Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4069-4070

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a   McOliver, Cynthia ^a   Silbergeld, Ellen K ^a   Tamang, Leena ^a   Roberts, Jennifer D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; OOCYSTS;

PROTOZOA;

CRAB; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PROTIST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BLUE CRAB; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FOOD HANDLING; OOCYSTS; RISK FACTORS;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 34250847651     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00166-07     Document Type: Article

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