Escherichia coli O157: Comparing awareness of rural residents and visitors in livestock farming areas

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1522-1530

  Jones, C D R ^a   Hunter, C ^a   Williams, A P ^b   Strachan, N J C ^a   Cross, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal infections; Hygiene personal; Infectious disease; Public health; Zoonotic foodborne diseases

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DYSENTERY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FARM ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CONCEPT; VISITOR; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVESTOCK; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; WALES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 80053052375     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002918     Document Type: Article

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