Acute gastrointestinal illness in two Inuit communities : burden of illness in Rigolet and Iqaluit, Canada : author version

• Main Authors: Harper, Sherilee, Edge, Victoria, Ford, James D., Thomas, M.K., Pearl, D.L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: REMOTE AREAS; ACUTE GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PROFILE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; WATER BORNE DISEASES; INUIT; RIGHT TO WATER; INFRASTRUCTURE; DIARRHEA; CANADA; NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; FOOD HYGIENE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; Canada; Nunavut; Rigolet; inuit; Iqaluit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56536

Results of this study highlight the need for systematic data collection to better understand and support previously anecdotal indications of high acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) incidence. Cross-sectional retrospective surveys captured information on AGI and potential environmental risk factors...