Risk assessment of Campylobacter species in shellfish: Identifying the unknown

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Teunis, P ^a   Havelaar, A ^a   Vliegenthart, J ^b   Roessink, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Regional Food Inspection Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Campylobacter lari; Mussels; Oysters; Quantitative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAMPYLOBACTER; SHELLFISH;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; DILUTION; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFECTION RISK; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SHELLFISH; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CHARADRII; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 0030821025     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00230-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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