Gastroenteritis outbreaks in Greece

Open Infectious Diseases Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Vorou, Rengina ^a   Dougas, George ^a   Gkolfinopoulou, Kassiani ^a   Mellou, Kassiani ^a  

^a Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity   (Greece)

Author keywords

Foodborne outbreak; Gastroenteritis; Human public health; Norovirus; Salmonella spp; Veterinary public health collaboration; Waterborne outbreak

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052172488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18742793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874279300903010099     Document Type: Article

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