Emerging human protozoan infections in the temperate european climate

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-119

  Curry, A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging protozoan infections; Temperate climates; Travel

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIENTAMOEBA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; ISOSPORA BELLI; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIA; MICROSPORIDA; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CLIMATE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; EUROPE; HUMANS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; COCCIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIENTAMOEBA; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA BELLI; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 8744228887     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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