Two outbreaks of campylobacteriosis associated with the consumption of raw cows' milk

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 70-74

  Heuvelink, Annet E ^a   van Heerwaarden, Caroliene ^a   Zwartkruis Nahuis, Ans ^a   Tilburg, Jeroen J H C ^a   Bos, M Hanna ^b   Heilmann, Frank G C ^c   Hofhuis, Agnetha ^d   Hoekstra, Trynke ^e   de Boer, Enne ^a  

^a Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b GGD Gelre IJssel (Community Health Service)   (Netherlands)

^c GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e Municipal Medical and Health Service of The Hague   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Raw milk

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER ENTERITIS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES CULTURE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CHILD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTERITIS; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MILK; NETHERLANDS;

BOS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI;

EID: 68749099647     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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