Multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Typhimurium infections associated with pet turtle exposure - United States, 2008

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 191-196

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ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TURTLES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649119532     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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