An outbreak of E. coli O157 infection with evidence of spread from animals to man through contamination of a private water supply

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 135-138

  Licence, K ^a   Oates, K R ^a   Synge, B A ^b   Reid, T M S ^c  

^a Generalitat Valenciana   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESIDENT; RURAL AREA; SHEEP; SUMMER; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035068581     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0950268801004988     Document Type: Article

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