Escherichia coli O157:H7 diarrhoea associated with well water and infected cattle on an Ontario farm

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-20

  Jackson, S G ^a   Goodbrand, R B ^a   Johnson, R P ^b   Odorico, V G ^a   Alves, D ^c   Rahn, K ^b   Wilson, J B ^d,e   Welch, M K ^d,e   Khakhria, R ^d  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^b Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

^c FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^d LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; SORBITOL; VEROTOXIN; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CATTLE DISEASE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MANURE; MILK; NONHUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INFANT; MANURE; ONTARIO; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031934425     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008479     Document Type: Article

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