The return of cyclospora in 1997: Another outbreak of cyclosporiasis in North America associated with imported raspberries

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 210-220

  Herwaldt, Barbara L ^a   Beach, Michael J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM; CYCLOSPORA; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033514457     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-130-3-199902020-00006     Document Type: Article

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