Extreme water-related weather events and waterborne disease

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 671-686

  Cann, K F ^a   Thomas, D Rh ^a   Salmon, R L ^a   Wyn Jones, A P ^b   Kay, D ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate impact of; water borne infections

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROUGHT; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIC; FLOODING; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEAVY RAINFALL; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIBRIOSIS; WATER BORNE DISEASE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEATHER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; FLOODS; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAIN; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

EID: 84874453407     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001653     Document Type: Review

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