An evaluation of the potential use of Cryptosporidium species as agents for deliberate release

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 289-294

  Hagen, Ralf Matthias ^a   Loderstaedt, U ^b   Frickmann, H ^a,c  

^a Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Hamburg   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PARASITOLOGY; SOLDIER; TRANSMISSION;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; WATER;

EID: 84910654672     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2013-000186     Document Type: Article

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