Frozen chicken nuggets and strips - A newly identified risk factor for Salmonella Heidelberg infections in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1111-1115

  MacDougall, Laura ^a,b   Fyfe, Murray ^a   McIntyre, Lorraine ^a   Paccagnella, Ana ^a   Cordner, Keir ^c   Kerr, Alan ^c   Aramini, Jeff ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR HEIDELBERG;

EID: 2942558485     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.6.1111     Document Type: Article

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