Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis in U.S. Army trainees - Texas, 1998

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 225-227

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ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SERVICES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NORWALK VIRUS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033605433     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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