Viruses in recreational water-borne disease outbreaks: A review

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1769-1780

  Sinclair, R G ^a   Jones, E L ^a   Gerba, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Coxsackievirus; Echovirus; Enteroviruses; Hepatitis A; Lake; Norovirus; Outbreak; Pond; Recreation; River; Swimming pool; Virus; Water borne

Indexed keywords

SWIMMING POOLS; VIRUSES; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; COXSACKIEVIRUS; ECHOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A; NOROVIRUSES; OUTBREAK; RECREATION; WATER-BORNE; WATER-BORNE DISEASE;

LAKES;

CHLORINATION; DETECTION METHOD; DISINFECTION; LAKE WATER; POND; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SWIMMING; VIRUS; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; CHLORINATION; COXSACKIE VIRUS; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LAKE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; POND; RECREATION; REVIEW; RIVER; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOL; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD;

ADENOVIRIDAE; COXSACKIEVIRUS; ECHOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 72849112418     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04367.x     Document Type: Review

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