A Review of Gastrointestinal Outbreaks in Schools: Effective Infection Control Interventions

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 588-598

  Lee, Marilyn B ^a   Greig, Judy D ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enteric disease; Foodborne; Gastrointestinal disease; Interventions; Outbreak; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; GASTROENTERITIS; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SCHOOL; STANDARD;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 78649394128     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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