Southeastern center for emerging biologic threats tabletop exercise: Foodborne toxoplasmosis outbreak on college campuses

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Morris, J Glenn ^a   Greenspan, Allison ^b   Howell, Kelly ^c   Gargano, Lisa M ^c   Mitchell, Joanne ^d   Jones, Jeffrey L ^e   Potter, Morris ^f   Isakov, Alexander ^b   Woods, Christopher ^g   Hughes, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Bridgewell Solutions   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84859196140     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2011.0040     Document Type: Article

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