Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada

Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada

We compared travel histories of case-patients with Cryptococcus gattii infection during 1999–2006 to travel destinations of the general public on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Findings validated and refined estimates of risk on the basis of place of residence and showed no spatial prog...

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Main Authors: Catharine Chambers, Laura MacDougall, Min Li, Eleni Galanis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cryptococcus
disease outbreaks
travel
environmental exposure
Canada
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/11/08-0532_article
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spelling doaj-f93f4c1dde964e9f8930573dea4653302020-11-24T22:15:44ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-11-0114111781178310.3201/eid1411.080532Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, CanadaCatharine ChambersLaura MacDougallMin LiEleni GalanisWe compared travel histories of case-patients with Cryptococcus gattii infection during 1999–2006 to travel destinations of the general public on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Findings validated and refined estimates of risk on the basis of place of residence and showed no spatial progression of risk areas on this island over time.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/11/08-0532_articleCryptococcusdisease outbreakstravelenvironmental exposureCanadadispatch
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Laura MacDougall
Min Li
Eleni Galanis
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Laura MacDougall
Min Li
Eleni Galanis
Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cryptococcus
disease outbreaks
travel
environmental exposure
Canada
dispatch
author_facet Catharine Chambers
Laura MacDougall
Min Li
Eleni Galanis
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title Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
title_short Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
title_full Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
title_fullStr Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Tourism and Specific Risk Areas for Cryptococcus gattii, Vancouver Island, Canada
title_sort tourism and specific risk areas for cryptococcus gattii, vancouver island, canada
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2008-11-01
description We compared travel histories of case-patients with Cryptococcus gattii infection during 1999–2006 to travel destinations of the general public on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Findings validated and refined estimates of risk on the basis of place of residence and showed no spatial progression of risk areas on this island over time.
topic Cryptococcus
disease outbreaks
travel
environmental exposure
Canada
dispatch
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/11/08-0532_article
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