Epidemiological explanation of an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in Sweden in the absence of detailed microbiological information

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 711-718

  McCarthy, Noel ^a,b,e   De Jong, Birgitta ^b   Ziese, Thomas ^a,b   Sjölund, Ronald ^c   Hjalt, Carl Åke ^d   Giesecke, Johan ^b  

^a European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c Environmental Health Office   (Sweden)

^d Smittskyddsenheten   (Sweden)

^e FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Methods; Outbreak; Secondary spread; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SWEDEN;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; SWEDEN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031735902     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007490119187     Document Type: Article

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