A common-source outbreak of trichinosis from consumption of bear meat

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 16-19

  Nelson, Morton ^a,b   Wright, Terry L ^c   Pierce, Alan ^c   Krogwold, Roger A ^c  

^a Comb Hlth Dist of Montgomery Co ^*  (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY;

ARTICLE; BEAR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MICROWAVE COOKING; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; URSIDAE;

NEMATODA; TRICHINELLA;

EID: 0037406366     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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