Knowledge of zoonoses among those affiliated with the ontario swine industry: A questionnaire administered to selected producers, allied personnel, and veterinarians

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-166

  Marvin, Dawn M ^a   Dewey, Catherine E ^a   Rajić, Andrijana ^b   Poljak, Zvonimir ^a   Young, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SALMONELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; ZOONOSIS;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 76849086893     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0352     Document Type: Article

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