Waterborne Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in the Yukon, Canada.

• Main Authors: Roach, P D, Olson, M E, Whitley, G, Wallis, P M
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Research Article; Canada; Lake Laberge; Yukon; Dawson; Whitehorse
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC202056; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8439168

Several outbreaks of waterborne giardiasis have occurred in southern Canada, but nothing has been reported from the Canadian North. The objective of this study was to collect information relevant to waterborne giardiasis and cryptosporidiosis in the Yukon including epidemiological data and analyses...