Prevalence of faecal excretion of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in cattle in England and Wales

Veterinary Record

Volumn 153, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 347-353

  Paiba, G A ^a   Wilesmith, J W ^a,b,e   Evans, S J ^a   Pascoe, S J S ^a   Smith, R P ^a   Kidd, S A ^a   Ryan, J B M ^a   McLaren, I M ^a   Chappell, S A ^a   Willshaw, G A ^c   Cheasty, T ^c   French, N P ^d   Jones, T W H ^a   Buchanan, H F ^a   Challoner, D J ^a   Colloff, A D ^a   Cranwell, M P ^a   Daniel, R G ^a   Davies, I H ^a   Duff, J P ^a   Hogg, R A T ^a   Kirby, F D ^a   Millar, M F ^a   Monies, R J ^a   Nicholls, M J ^a,f   Payne, J H ^a   more..

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e F Hoffmann La Roche Ltd   (Switzerland)

^f Veterinary Laboratories Agency ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VEROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0141595097     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.153.12.347     Document Type: Article

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