A foodborne outbreak of cyclosporiasis caused by imported raspberries

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 231-234

  Cáceres, Victor M ^a,b,c,d   Ball, Robert T ^a,c   Somerfeldt, Sally A ^a,c   Mackey, R Larry ^a,c   Nichols, Susan E ^a,c   MacKenzie, William R ^a,b   Herwaldt, Barbara L ^a,b  

^a Centers for Dis Contr and Prev ^*

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

^c SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclosporins; Diarrhea; Food; Parasites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; OOCYST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031669380     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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