A re-evaluation of the impact of temperature and climate change on foodborne illness

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1538-1547

  Lake, I R ^a   Gillespie, I A ^b   Bentham, G ^a   Nichols, G L ^b   Lane, C ^b   Adak, G K ^b   Threlfall, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Climate change; Food poisoning; Salmonella; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; RISK; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; TEMPERATURE;

CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; ENGLAND; FOOD POISONING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TEMPERATURE; WALES;

EID: 70349570735     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002477     Document Type: Article

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