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Cryptosporidiosis outbreak associated with recreational water exposure in a central park

Altea Martínez García1, Diana Nuevo Silva1, Macarena Pariente Martín1

  • 1Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain.

Enfermedades Infecciosas Y Microbiologia Clinica (English Ed.)
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Keywords:
Brote hídricoCriptosporidiosisCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumEpidemiologyEpidemiologíaPaediatricsPediatríaWaterborne outbreak

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