A community waterborne outbreak of salmonellosis and the effectiveness of a boil water order

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 580-584

  Angulo, Frederick J ^a,c   Tippen, Sue ^b   Sharp, Donald J ^c   Payne, Beverleyj ^b   Collier, Caryl ^b   Hill, John E ^b   Barrett, Timothy J ^a   Clark, Robert M ^d   Geldreich, Edwin E ^d   Denny Donnell Jr , H ^b   Swerdlow, David L ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; WATER;

ARTICLE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALMONELLOSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030901815     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.4.580     Document Type: Article

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