Surveillance of Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in poultry production flocks in The Netherlands

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1266-1275

  van de Giessen, Arjen W ^a   Bouwknegt, M ^a   Dam Deisz, W D C ^a   van Pelt, W ^a   Wannet, W J B ^a   Visser, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Inspectorate for Health Protection   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POULTRY FARMING; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI B; SALMONELLOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; TREND STUDY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POULTRY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

EID: 33750349111     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806005905     Document Type: Article

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