Multi-state outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis traced to fecal- contaminated oysters harvested in Louisiana

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Berg, Debra E ^a,d   Kohn, Melvin A ^b   Farley, Thomas A ^c   McFarland, Louise M ^c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^c Louisiana Dept Hlth and Hospitals   (United States)

^d NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; OYSTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SMALL ROUND STRUCTURED VIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; LOUISIANA; NORWALK VIRUS; OSTREIDAE; SEWAGE;

EID: 0034041460     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315581     Document Type: Conference Paper

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