An outbreak of Cyclospora infection on a cruise ship

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 508-516

  Gibbs, R A ^a   Nanyonjo, R ^b   Pingault, N M ^a   Combs, B G ^a   Mazzucchelli, T ^a   Armstrong, P ^a   Tarling, G ^b   Dowse, G K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Princess Cruises Public Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclospora; epidemiology; foodborne infections; gastroenteritis; infectious disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; SHIP;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; SHIPS; TRAVEL; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84876899671     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001197     Document Type: Article

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