Sporadic human cryptosporidiosis caused by Cryptosporidium cuniculus, United Kingdom, 2007-2008

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 536-538

  Chalmers, Rachel M ^a   Elwin, Kristin ^a   Hadfield, Stephen J ^a   Robinson, Guy ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM CUNICULUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952330771     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1703.100410     Document Type: Article

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