Investigation of farms linked to human patients with cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Smith, R P ^a   Chalmers, R M ^b   Mueller Doblies, D ^a   Clifton Hadley, F A ^a   Elwin, K ^b   Watkins, J ^c   Paiba, G A ^d   Hadfield, S J ^b   Giles, M ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CREH ANALYTICAL LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Farm animals; gp60 subtyping; Human patients; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CLASSIFICATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FECES; GENOTYPE; GOAT; GUINEA PIG; HORSE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RABBIT; RISK FACTOR; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; ENGLAND; FECES; GENOTYPE; GOATS; GUINEA PIGS; HORSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SWINE; WALES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EQUIDAE; GALLUS GALLUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 77549085699     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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