The association between campylobacteriosis, agriculture and drinking water: A case-case study in a region of British Columbia, Canada, 2005-2009

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2075-2084

  Galanis, E ^a,b   Mak, S ^a   Otterstatter, M ^a   Taylor, M ^a   Zubel, M ^c   Takaro, T K ^d   Kuo, M ^a   Michel, P ^e  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Campylobacter; epidemiology; geographical information systems; water (safe)

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER; WELL WATER;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CANADA; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LISTERIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RURAL AREA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHIGATOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; SHIGELLOSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; VIBRIOSIS; WATER SUPPLY; YERSINIOSIS; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ENTEROPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SAFETY; TREND STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; AMEBIASIS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DRINKING WATER; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; ENTERITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LISTERIOSIS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; WATER SUPPLY; YERSINIA INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906303674     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881400123X     Document Type: Article

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