Concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections associated with parsley: Implications for surveillance and control of foodborne illness

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 535-541

  Naimi, Timothy S ^a,c   Wicklund, Julie H ^a   Olsen, Sonja J ^c   Krause, Gerard ^c   Wells, Joy G ^c   Bartkus, Joanne M ^b   Boxrud, David J ^b   Sullivan, Maureen ^b   Kassenborg, Heidi ^a   Besser, John M ^b   Mintz, Eric D ^c   Osterholm, Michael T ^a   Hedberg, Craig W ^a,d  

^a Acute Disease Epidemiology Section   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SHIGELLA; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 0037390340     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.4.535     Document Type: Article

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