Health risks associated with unpasteurized goats' and ewes' milk on retail sale in England and Wales. A PHLS Dairy Products Working Group Study

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-408

  Little, C L ^a   De Louvois, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA; GOAT; HEALTH HAZARD; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTEURIZATION; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032764338     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002307     Document Type: Article

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