An outbreak of calicivirus associated with consumption of frozen raspberries

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 469-474

  Ponka A ^a   Maunula, L ^b   Von Bonsdorff, C H ^c   Lyytikainen O ^d  

^a Helsinki City Ctr of the Environ   (Finland)

^b HUCS Diagnostics ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EMPLOYEE; FECES ANALYSIS; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREEZING; FRUIT; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOMITING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FROZEN FOODS; FRUIT; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0343340393     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003064     Document Type: Article

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