Giardiasis surveillance - United States, 2006-2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue SS-6, 2010, Pages 15-25

  Yoder, Jonathan S ^a   Harral, Courtney ^a   Beach, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953418658     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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