Identifying host sources, humanhealth risk and indicators of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in a Canadian watershed influenced by urban and rural activities

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 311-323

  Van Dyke, Michele I ^a   Ong, Corinne S L ^b,c,d   Prystajecky, Natalie A ^b,c   Isaac Renton, Judith L ^b,c   Huck, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Cryptosporidium genotype; Drinking water; E. coli; Giardia; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RIVER FLOW; RIVER POLLUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM UBIQUITUM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HOST SELECTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RURAL AREA; TURBIDITY; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL PLANNING; URBAN RENEWAL; WATER;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM HOMINIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84863110101     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.131     Document Type: Article

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