Beyond the Barcoo — probable human tropical cyanobacterial poisoning in outback Australia
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- outback medicine
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 157 (11), 794-796
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb141290.x
Abstract
AimTo determine the cause of a disease known variously as “Barcoo fever, Barcoo spews, Barcoo sickness”, or simply “the Barcoo”, once prevalent in outback northern and central Australia. MethodCompar...Keywords
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