Risk assessment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in marketed unpasteurized milk in selected East African countries

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-263

  Grace, D ^a,b   Omore, A ^a   Randolph, T ^a   Kang'ethe, E ^c   Nasinyama, G W ^d   Mohammed, H O ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 39149122481     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.2.257     Document Type: Article

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