Continuous source outbreak of campylobacteriosis traced to chicken

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 309-314

  Pearson, Andrew D ^a   Greenwood, Melody H ^a   Donaldson, Jackie ^a   Healing, Timothy D ^a   Jones, Dennis M ^b   Shahamat, Manouchehr ^c   Feltham, R Kevin A ^a   Colwell, Rita R ^c,d  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM TRANSMISSION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CHICKEN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; SEROTYPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; GALLUS GALLUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034052971     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.3.309     Document Type: Article

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