Salmonella-based rodenticides and public health

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 985-987

  Painter, John A ^a   Mølbak, Kåre ^a,b   Sonne Hansen, Jacob ^b   Barrett, Tim ^a   Wells, Joy G ^a   Tauxe, Robert V ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIORAT; RATIN; RODENTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT CONTROL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 2542643241     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1006.030790     Document Type: Review

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