Foodborne outbreak of hepatitis A, November 2007-January 2008, Austria

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-391

  Schmid, D ^a   Fretz, R ^a,b   Buchner, G ^c   Konig C ^c   Perner, H ^c   Sollak, R ^c   Tratter, A ^c   Hell, M ^d   Maass, M ^d   Strasser, M ^d   Allerberger, F ^a  

^a AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

^b European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training EPIET   (Sweden)

^c Public Health Authority   (Austria)

^d PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRIA; CHILD; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 63949086947     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0633-0     Document Type: Article

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