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. 1986 Feb;96(1):95–105. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400062586

Cryptosporidium plus Campylobacter: an outbreak in a semi-rural population.

D P Casemore, E G Jessop, D Douce, F B Jackson
PMCID: PMC2129580  PMID: 3950400

Abstract

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.

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