The potential capability of social media as a component of food safety and food terrorism surveillance systems

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Newkirk, Ryan W ^a   Bender, Jeff B ^b   Hedberg, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TERRORISM;

EID: 84856835809     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0990     Document Type: Article

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