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The estimation of carrier rate from amoebic surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. Robinson
J. Robinson
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University of Sydney
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The purpose of surveys of amoebae or other organisms is the estimation of the carrier rate in a population, that is, of the proportion of persons who carry a given parasite. As a rule, the tests do not infallibly detect the presence of the organism in a known carrier. Thus simple estimation from a single examination of each member of a sample is not applicable.

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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 66 , Issue 4 , December 1968 , pp. 531 - 539
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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