Communicating the risks of a new, emerging pathogen: The case of Cryptococcus gattii

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 373-386

  Nicol, Anne Marie ^a   Hurrell, Christie ^b   McDowall, Will ^b   Bartlett, Karen ^b   Elmieh, Negar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Content analysis; Cryptococcus gattii; Mass media; Risk communication; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

PATHOGENS; RISK ANALYSIS;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; MASS MEDIA;

VIRUSES;

DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; HEALTH IMPACT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MASS MEDIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TELECOMMUNICATION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; PATHOGENESIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPICS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMMUNICATION; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOCOCCUS GATTII; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 42249115026     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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