Outbreak of cutaneous larva migrans at a children's camp - Miami, Florida, 2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 49, 2007, Pages 1285-1287

  O'Connell, E ^a   Suarez, J ^a   Leguen, F ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Etienne, M ^a   Torrecilla, A ^a   Jimenez, A ^a   Farahi, F ^a   Alzugaray, M ^a   Rodriguez, D ^a   Pizano, S ^a   Blackmore, C ^b   Goodman, D ^b   Hopkins, R S ^b   Ragan, P ^b   Schulte, J ^c   Doyle, T ^c  

^a Miami Dade County   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Florida Dept of Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; CAT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FECES; HUMAN; LARVA MIGRANS; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LARVA MIGRANS; RECREATION; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 37549005613     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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