Epidemiology of Salmonella typhimurium O:4-12 infection in Norway: Evidence of transmission from an avian wildlife reservoir

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 774-782

  Kapperud, Georg ^a,b   Stenwig, Henrik ^c   Lassen, Jørgen ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birds; Case control studies; Risk factors; Salmonella infections; Salmonella typhimurium; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE;

EID: 0032522744     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009522     Document Type: Article

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