Cryptosporidiosis outbreaks associated with recreational water use - Five states, 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 729-732

  Alden, N B ^a   Ghosh, T S ^a   Vogt, R L ^a   Andreasen, C ^b   Buller Fenton, S ^b   Saathoff Huber, L ^c   Davis, J ^d   Henry, S A ^d   Ratard, R ^d   Roach, A ^e   Drociuk, D ^e   Meredith, J ^e   Ball, R ^e   Baker, L ^f   Grandpre, J ^f   Murphy, T ^f   Van Houten, C ^f   Beach, M J ^g   Bishop, H ^g   DaSilva, A J ^g   Hill, V R ^g   Xiao, L ^g   Boehmer, T K ^h   Brunkard, J M ^h   Christian, K A ^h   Luce, R ^h   Trevino, I C ^h   more..

^a Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

^b Tazewell County Health Dept

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

^e SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^f Wyoming Department of Health   (United States)

^g National Center for Zoonotic Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases

^h CDC ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RECREATION; SWIMMING POOL; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; COLORADO; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LOUISIANA; RECREATION; SOUTH CAROLINA; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WYOMING;

EID: 34547188275     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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