Disease outbreaks associated with untreated recreational water use

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1114-1125

  Schets, F M ^a   De Roda Husman, A M ^a   Havelaar, A H ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infectious disease; outbreaks; public health; surveillance; waterborne infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN INFECTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD;

BATHING BEACHES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CYANOBACTERIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; RECREATION; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER;

EID: 79959362578     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002347     Document Type: Article

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