Multistate outbreaks of Salmonella serotype poona infections associated with eating cantaloupe from Mexico - United States and Canada, 2000-2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 51, Issue 46, 2002, Pages 1044-1047

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANTALOUPE; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUCUMIS MELO; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037159544     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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