Multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with in-store sampling of an aged raw-milk Gouda cheese, 2010

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1759-1765

  McCollum, J T ^a,b   Williams, N J ^a,c   Beam, S W ^d   Cosgrove, S ^b   Ettestad, P J ^e   Ghosh, T S ^c   Kimura, A C ^f   Nguyen, L ^g   Stroika, S G ^h   Vogt, R L ^c   Watkins, A K ^b,c   Weiss, J R ⁱ   Williams, I T ^h   Cronquist, A B ^b  

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

^b Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^c Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f California Department of Public Health   (United States)

^g Southern Nevada Health District   (United States)

^h NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

ⁱ ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

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EID: 84867205042     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-136     Document Type: Article

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