Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection associated with drinking raw milk - Washington and Oregon, November-December 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 165-167

  Bhat, M ^a   Denny, J ^a   MacDonald, K ^b   Hofmann, J ^b   Jain, S ^c   Lynch, M ^c  

^a Clark County Public Health   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; OREGON; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33847713334     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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