Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum in private drinking water cisterns in Bani-Kenanah district, northern Jordan

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 351-358

  Abo Shehada, Mahmoud N ^a   Hindyia, Mona ^a   Saiah, Abbass ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Cistern; Cryptosporidium parvum; Drinking water; Escherichia coli; Jordan; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; STORAGE TANK; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOUSEHOLD; JORDAN; OOCYST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JORDAN; NATURAL DISASTERS; RISK FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4744341130     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120400004030     Document Type: Article

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