Changing epidemiological trends of legionellosis in New Zealand, 1979-2009

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1481-1496

  Graham, F F ^a,b   White, P S ^c   Harte, D J G ^d   Kingham, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

^c Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   (India)

^d INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Legionella; Legionnaires' disease; New Zealand; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPOST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863959085     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811000975     Document Type: Article

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