The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157.H7 in dairy and beef cattle in Washington State

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 199-207

  Hancock, D D ^a   Besser, T E ^a   Kinsel, M L ^a   Tarr, P I ^b   Rice, D H ^a   Paros, M G ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FECES; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0027984855     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800051633     Document Type: Article

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