Cryptosporidium in foodstuffs - An emerging aetiological route of human foodborne illness

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 168-187

  Millar, B Cherie ^a   Finn, Mary ^b   Xiao, LiHua ^c   Lowery, Colm J ^b   Dooley, James S G ^b   Moore, John E ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; PROTOZOA; WATER POLLUTION;

FOODSTUFFS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036589174     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-2244(02)00135-8     Document Type: Review

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