Outbreaks where food workers have been implicated in the spread of foodborne disease. Part 5. Sources of contamination and pathogen excretion from infected persons

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2582-2595

  Todd, Ewen C D ^a   Greig, Judy D ^b   Bartleson, Charles A ^c   Michaels, Barry S ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Bartleson Food Safety Consultants   (United States)

^d B Michaels Group Inc   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.12.2582     Document Type: Review

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