Evolving public health approaches to the global challenge of foodborne infections

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 139, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Tauxe, R V ^a   Doyle, M P ^b   Kuchenmuller T ^c   Schlundt, J ^c   Stein, C E ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attribution; Burden of disease; Emerging diseases; Foodborne diseases; Outbreak response; Public health; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH;

EID: 77952630848     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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