An outbreak of salmonellosis linked to a marine turtle

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 324-327

  O'Grady, Kerry Ann ^a,b   Krause, Vicki ^a  

^a Center for Disease Control   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; TURTLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; TURTLES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0033140049     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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