Attribution of human VTEC O157 infection from meat products: A quantitative risk assessment approach

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 753-765

  Kosmider, Rowena D ^a   Nally, Pádraig ^a   Simons, Robin R L ^a   Brouwer, Adam ^a   Cheung, Susan ^a   Snary, Emma L ^a   Wooldridge, Marion ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution; Meat products; Risk assessment; VTEC O157

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTION; BEEF BURGER; DEVELOPED MODEL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN INFECTION; INPUT PARAMETER; MEAT PRODUCTS; MODEL ASSUMPTIONS; MODEL FRAMEWORK; NATURAL VARIATION; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; HEALTH RISKS; MEATS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; MEAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952705864     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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