The Enter-net and Salm-gene databases of foodborne bacterial pathogens that cause human infections in Europe and beyond: An international collaboration in surveillance and the development of intervention strategies

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Fisher, Ian S T ^a   Threlfall, E J ^a   Gill, O N ^b   Reilly, W J ^b   Smith, H R ^b   Stalham, F ^b   Allerberger, F ^b   Berghold, C ^b   Strauss, R ^b   Collard, J M ^b   Marchant, G ^b   Pierard, D ^b   Ng, L K ^b   Sockett, P ^b   Gerner Smidt, P ^b   Molbak K ^b   Scheutz, F ^b   O'Brien, S J ^b   Ward, L R ^b   Kuusi, M ^b   Siitonen, A ^b   de Valk, H ^b   Grimont, P ^b   Ammon, A ^b   Karch, H ^b   Tschape H ^b   Mellou, K ^b   Tassios, P T ^b   Vatopoulos, A ^b   Cormican, M ^b   McKeown, P ^b   Caprioli, A ^b   Luzzi, I ^b   Tozzi, A ^b   Okabe, N ^b   Watanabe, H ^b   Huberty Krau, P ^b   Schneider, F ^b   van Pelt, W ^b   van Duynhoven, Y ^b   Wannet, W ^b   Thomson Carter, F ^b   Phillips, D ^b   Lassen, J ^b   Vold, L ^b   Furtado, C ^b   Machado, J ^b   Coia, J ^b   Cowden, J ^b   Hanson, M ^b   Keddy, K ^b   Echeita, A ^b   Hernandez Pezzi G ^b   Andersson, Y ^b   Lofdahl S ^b   Wollin, R ^b   Hachler H ^b   Schmid, H ^b   Gatto, A ^b   Green, J ^b   Peters, T ^b   Lukinmaa, S ^b   Nakari, U M ^b   more..

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratory of Enteric Pathogens ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DATA BASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; INTESTINE INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA DUBLIN; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA SONNEI; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 14044265549     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880400305X     Document Type: Article

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