Outbreaks of campylobacteriosis in Australia, 2001 to 2006

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1241-1250

  Unicomb, Leanne E ^a   Fullerton, Kathleen E ^b   Kirk, Martyn D ^a,b   Stafford, Russell J ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b OzFoodNet   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILK; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD SERVICES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MANDATORY REPORTING; POULTRY; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 72049098214     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0300     Document Type: Article

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