Marked campylobacteriosis decline after interventions aimed at poultry, New Zealand

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1007-1015

  Sears, Ann ^a   Baker, Michael G ^a   Wilson, Nick ^a   Marshall, Jonathan ^b   Muellner, Petra ^b   Campbell, Donald M ^c   Lake, Robin J ^d   French, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

^d ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POULTRY;

EID: 79957650607     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid/1706.101272     Document Type: Article

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