Foodborne transmission of infectious intestinal disease in England and Wales, 1992-2003

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 766-772

  Hughes, C ^a   Gillespie, I A ^a   O'Brien, S J ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food safety; Foodborne illness; Outbreak surveillance

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33846250050     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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