A recurrent, multistate outbreak of salmonella serotype agona infections associated with dry, unsweetened cereal consumption, United States, 20083

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 227-230

  Russo, Elizabeth T ^a,b   Biggerstaff, Gwen ^b   Hoekstra, R Michael ^b   Meyer, Stephanie ^c   Patel, Nehal ^b   Miller, Benjamin ^d   Quick, Rob ^b  

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

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

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WHEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORYZA SATIVA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; TRITICUM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR AGONA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84874095579     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-209     Document Type: Article

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