The epidemiology of giardiasis in New Zealand, 1997-2006

Analyses anonymous giardiasis notification (1997-2006) and hospitalisation data (1996-2006) in NZ, designating cases as urban or rural and assigning a deprivation level based on their home address. Studies association between disease rates and animal density, using a simple linear regression model,...

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Published inNew Zealand medical journal Vol. 122; no. 1290; pp. 62 - 75
Main Authors Snel, Saskia J, Baker, Michael, Venugopal, Kamalesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG) 27.02.2009
Subjects
Adult
Age Distribution
Animals
Censuses
Child
Child, Preschool
Confidence intervals
Disease Notification - statistics & numerical data
Drinking water
Environmental science
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Giardiasis
Giardiasis - epidemiology
Giardiasis - prevention & control
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Illnesses
Incidence
Infant
Male
New Zealand - epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Public health
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Rural Population
Seasons
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Surface water
Survival Rate
Trends
Urban areas
Urban Population
New Zealand
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Summary:Analyses anonymous giardiasis notification (1997-2006) and hospitalisation data (1996-2006) in NZ, designating cases as urban or rural and assigning a deprivation level based on their home address. Studies association between disease rates and animal density, using a simple linear regression model, at the territorial authority (TA) level. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:Includes map, references
Archived by the National Library of New Zealand
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ISSN:0028-8446
1175-8716
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