Viruses transmitted through the food chain: A review of the latest developments

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Verhoef, Linda ^a   Boxman, Ingeborg L ^b   Koopmans, Marion ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Food contamination; Food microbiology; Food borne; Gastroenteritis; Infectious diseases; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954759932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20083078     Document Type: Review

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