Recreational water-associated disease outbreaks - United States, 2009-2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-10

  Hlavsa, MiChele C ^a   Roberts, Virginia A ^a   Kahler, Amy M ^a   Hilborn, Elizabeth D ^b   Wade, Timothy J ^b   Backer, Lorraine C ^c   Yoder, Jonathan S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84892182976     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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