Policy, practice and decision making for zoonotic disease management: Water and Cryptosporidium

Environment International

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-78

  Austin, Zoë ^a   Alcock, Ruth E ^a   Christley, Robert M ^b   Haygarth, Philip M ^a   Heathwaite, A Louise ^a   Latham, Sophia M ^b   Mort, Maggie ^c   Oliver, David M ^d   Pickup, Roger ^e   Wastling, Jonathan M ^b   Wynne, Brian ^f  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Disease risk; Drinking water; Knowledge transfer; Public health; Waterborne outbreaks

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISEASES; INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; DISEASE RISK; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATERBORNE OUTBREAKS;

HEALTH RISKS;

CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAKEHOLDER; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; MASS MEDIUM; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84855176072     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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