Weather and notified Campylobacter infections in temperate and sub-tropical regions of Australia: An ecological study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 317-323

  Bi, Peng ^a   Cameron, A Scott ^a,b   Zhang, Ying ^a   Parton, Kevin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campylobacter infections; Climate; Sub tropical; Temperate

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METEOROLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICS; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CITIES; CLIMATE; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RAIN; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WEATHER;

EID: 53249124629     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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