Potentially human pathogenic vibrios in marine and fresh bathing waters related to environmental conditions and disease outcome

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 399-406

  Schets, F M ^a   van den Berg, H H J L ^a   Marchese, A ^b   Garbom, S ^c   de Roda Husman, A M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Public health; Recreational water; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECREATION; SALINITY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIOSIS;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RECREATION; SALINITY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

VIBRIO; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 80051786358     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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