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Cryptosporidium plus campylobacter: an outbreak in a semi-rural population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

D. P. Casemore ,
E. G. Jessop ,
D. Douce  and
F. B. Jackson
D. P. Casemore
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Clwyd LL18 5UJ
E. G. Jessop
Affiliation:
The Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre, Public Health Laboratory Service, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ
D. Douce
Affiliation:
The Environmental Health Department, Delyn Borough Council, Delyn House, Chapel Street, Flint, Clwyd, CH6 5BD
F. B. Jackson
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, Rhyl, Clwyd LL18 5UJ
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An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in a circumscribed semi-rural population is described; some cases were infected concurrently with campylobacter. The results of a detailed case-control study and environmental surveillance are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 1 , February 1986 , pp. 95 - 105
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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