An outbreak of Salmonella enterica serotype Litchfield infection in Australia linked to consumption of contaminated papaya

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1094-1098

  Gibbs, Robyn ^a,b   Pingault, Nevada ^a,b   Mazzucchelli, Terry ^a   O'reilly, Lyn ^c   Mackenzie, Brian ^c   Green, Jennifer ^c   Mogyorosy, Ray ^c   Stafford, Russell ^b,d   Bell, Robert ^b,d   Hiley, Lester ^d   Fullerton, Kathleen ^b,e   Van Buynder, Paul ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e MDP 14 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 66949180112     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.5.1094     Document Type: Article

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