Clinical and program notes. An outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among veterinary science students who work with calves.
The authors describe an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis among students working with calves as part of their veterinary science technology program. After an off-campus provider identified an index case, school authorities requested cryptosporidium (crypto) as part of the stool ova and parasite examinat...
| Published in: | Journal of American College Health Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 213 - 216 |
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| Format: | algorithm case study research Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar2003
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