Source attribution of human Salmonella cases in Sweden

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1246-1253

  Wahlstrom H ^a   Andersson, Y ^b   Plym Forshell, L ^c   Pires, S M ^d  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Foodborne zoonoses; microbial risk assessment; Salmonella; source attribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; SALMONELLA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SWEDEN; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FOOD POISONING; SALMONELLOSIS; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SWEDEN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 80052165933     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002293     Document Type: Article

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