Investigation of outbreaks complicated by universal exposure

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1717-1722

  Tostmann, Alma ^a,b,c   Bousema, Teun ^b,d   Oliver, Isabel ^c,d  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHOLERA; COOKING; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION; PORK; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; Q FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; WATER CONTAMINATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 84867857031     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1811.111804     Document Type: Article

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