Salmonellosis associated with pet turtles - Wisconsin and Wyoming, 2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 223-226

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TURTLES; WISCONSIN; WYOMING;

EID: 14544268983     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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