Spatial analysis of melioidosis distribution in a suburban area

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1346-1352

  Corkeron, M L ^a   Norton, R ^b   Nelson, P N ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; melioidosis; spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; MELIOIDOSIS; PILOT STUDY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOIL QUALITY; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY; SUBURBAN AREA; TREND STUDY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; POPULATION; RISK FACTOR;

HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956640533     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809991634     Document Type: Article

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