Enteric Diseases in Alaska
Contains an historical account of past outbreaks of enteric diseases in arctic and subarctic Alaska. Only those caused by the Gram-negative bacteria of the genera Salmonella and Shigella are considered. Contaminated water supplies and inadequate sewage disposal have been the major causes of epidemic...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66925 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Enteric Diseases in Alaska Pauls, Frank P. 1953-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66925 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66925/50838 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66925 ARCTIC; Vol. 6 No. 3 (1953): October: 169–224; 205-212 1923-1245 0004-0843 Bacteria Epidemics Inuit Indians Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1953 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:42Z Contains an historical account of past outbreaks of enteric diseases in arctic and subarctic Alaska. Only those caused by the Gram-negative bacteria of the genera Salmonella and Shigella are considered. Contaminated water supplies and inadequate sewage disposal have been the major causes of epidemics. 206 cases of typhoid fever are recorded for the period 1807-1952, and 230 cases of bacillary dysentery for the period 1937-51, with rates of fatalities, and type of infective agent, when known. This is revision of paper presented at Third Alaskan Science Conference, 1952. Author is Asst. Director, Public Health, Laboratories, Alaska Dept. of Health, Anchorage. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic inuit Subarctic Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Anchorage Arctic ARCTIC 6 3 |
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Contains an historical account of past outbreaks of enteric diseases in arctic and subarctic Alaska. Only those caused by the Gram-negative bacteria of the genera Salmonella and Shigella are considered. Contaminated water supplies and inadequate sewage disposal have been the major causes of epidemics. 206 cases of typhoid fever are recorded for the period 1807-1952, and 230 cases of bacillary dysentery for the period 1937-51, with rates of fatalities, and type of infective agent, when known. This is revision of paper presented at Third Alaskan Science Conference, 1952. Author is Asst. Director, Public Health, Laboratories, Alaska Dept. of Health, Anchorage. |
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Enteric Diseases in Alaska |
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Enteric Diseases in Alaska |
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Enteric Diseases in Alaska |
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Enteric Diseases in Alaska |
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Enteric Diseases in Alaska |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 6 No. 3 (1953): October: 169–224; 205-212 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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