Environmental considerations in preventing the foodborne spread of hepatitis A

Foodborne Disease Handbook: Volume II: Viruses, Parasites, Pathogens, and HACCP

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 205-216

  Sattar, Syed A ^a   Bidawid, Sabah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781351072106     Document Type: Chapter

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