First investigations into the prevalence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. in Hungarian drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-584

  Plutzer, J ^a,b   Tako M H ^c   Marialigeti K ^d   Torokne A ^a   Karanis, P ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Water Works of Budapest   (Hungary)

^d EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^e Medical School   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Giardia; Hungary; Water sources

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROTOZOAN; RIVER WATER; SAFETY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FILTRATION; FOREST; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUNGARY; OOCYST; PREVALENCE; RIVER; SAFETY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; HUMANS; HUNGARY; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; DANUBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 36849061043     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.007     Document Type: Article

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