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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
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
Description
Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

Similar Items