A novel mode of transmission for human enterovirus infection is swimming in contaminated seawater: Implications in public health and in epidemiological surveillance

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 624-626

  Leveque, Nicolas ^a   Laurent, Andreoletti ^a,b  

^a REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN VP1; SEA WATER;

ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEAWATER; SWIMMING; TRAVEL;

EID: 49449086017     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590563     Document Type: Note

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