Studies of the presence of verocytotoxic Escherichia coli O157 in bovine faeces submitted for diagnostic purposes in England and Wales and on beef carcases in abattoirs in the United Kingdom

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-192

  Richards, M S ^a   Corkish, J D ^a   Sayers, A R ^a   Mclaren, I M ^a   Evans, S J ^a   Wray, C ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CATTLE; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; NECK MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABATTOIRS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GREAT BRITAIN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; WALES;

EID: 0031895161     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008583     Document Type: Article

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