Temporal and geographical distributions of reported cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in Ontario

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-200

  Michel, Pascal ^a,b   Wilson, J B ^a,c   Martin, S W ^a   Clarke, R C ^b   McEwen, S A ^a   Gyles, C L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; VEROTOXIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANADA; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ONTARIO; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

EID: 0032931353     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002083     Document Type: Article

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