The impact of domestic travel on estimating regional rates of human campylobacteriosis

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1735-1743

  Zinszer, K ^a,b   Michel, P ^c,d   Harardttir, H ^e   Kristinsson, K G ^e,f   Sigmundsdottir G ^e,g   St Onge, L ^h   Reiersen, J ⁱ   Charland, K ^b,j   Lowman, R ^k  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^g Directorate of Health   (Iceland)

^h HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority   (Iceland)

^j HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Campylobacter; Cluster detection; Geographical information systems; Iceland; Public health; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; TRAVEL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; GEOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149257401     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001081     Document Type: Article

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