Salmonella outbreak associated with chicks and ducklings at childcare centres

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-64

  Merritt, Tony D ^a   Herlihy, Carolyn ^a  

^a Hunter Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHICKEN; CHILD CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUCK; EXPOSURE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HATCHING; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS;

EID: 0041813266     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05670.x     Document Type: Letter

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