Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium cysts/oocysts in watersheds and drinking water sources in Brazil urban areas

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 399-404

  Razzolini, Maria Tereza Pepe ^a   Santos, Thaís Filomena Da Silva ^a   Bastos, Veridiana Karmann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Giardia; Sanitary quality; Surface water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING WATER; PROTOZOAN; SURFACE WATER; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; URBAN AREA; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

BRAZIL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; HUMANS; OOCYSTS; URBAN POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77953087541     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.172     Document Type: Article

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