A Middle East subregional laboratory-based surveillance network on foodborne diseases established by Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1443-1448

  Cohen, D ^a   Gargouri, N ^b   Ramlawi, A ^c   Abdeen, Z ^d   Belbesi, A ^b   Hijawi, B Al ^b   Haddadin, A ^b   Sheikh Ali, S ^b   Shuaibi, N Al ^b   Bassal, R ^e   Yishai, R ^e   Green, M S ^e   Leventhal, A ^e  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jordan)

^c Palestinian Authority   (Israel)

^d AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Foodborne disease; Israel; Jordan; Middle East; Palestinian Authority; Salmonella; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISRAEL; JORDAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PALESTINE; SALMONELLOSIS; ARAB; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STANDARD;

ARABS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ISRAEL; JORDAN; LABORATORIES; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77956402401     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000270     Document Type: Article

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