Botulism outbreak associated with eating fermented food - Alaska, 2001

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 50, Issue 32, 2001, Pages 680-682

  Horn, A ^a   Stamper, K ^a   Dahlberg, D ^a   McCabe, J ^a   Beller, M ^a   Middaugh, Jp ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; EPIDEMIC; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; RODENT; UNITED STATES;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BOTULISM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MEAT; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035903265     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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