Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection and Cryptosporidiosis Associated with Drinking Unpasteurized Apple Cider - Connecticut and New York, October 1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-8

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTICUT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; FRUIT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK;

EID: 0031561536     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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