Transmission of calicivirus by a foodhandler in the pre-symptomatic phase of illness

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 475-478

  Gaulin, C ^a   Frigon, M ^a   Poirier, D ^a   Fournier, C ^b  

^a Ctr de S Pub de Quebec   (Canada)

^b Ville de Québec ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VEGETABLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; RESTAURANTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033382338     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026889900299X     Document Type: Article

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