Heterogeneity in hotspots: Spatio-temporal patterns in neglected parasitic diseases

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 631-639

  Lal, A ^a   Hales, S ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidiosis; geographical information systems; giardiasis; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND; PARASITOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPRING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; URBAN AREA; NEGLECTED DISEASES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84921438931     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814001101     Document Type: Article

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