Estimated numbers of community cases of illness due to Salmonella, Campylobacter and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Pathogen-specific community rates

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-234

  Thomas, M Kate ^a   Majowicz, Shannon E ^a,b   Sockett, Paul N ^a,b   Fazil, Aamir ^a   Pollari, Frank ^a,b   Doré, Kathryn ^a,b   Flint, James A ^a   Edge, Victoria L ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Campylobacter; Canada; Incidence; Salmonella; VTEC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CAMPYLOBACTER; COMMUNITY CARE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33749459445     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/806874     Document Type: Article

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