Emergence of salsa and guacamole as frequent vehicles of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States, 1973-2008

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 316-322

  Kendall, Magdalena E ^a   Mody, Rajal K ^a   Mahon, Barbara E ^a   Doyle, Michael P ^b   Herman, Karen M ^a   Tauxe, Robert V ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONDIMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FOOD STORAGE; GUACAMOLE; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SALSA; SHIGELLA; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESTAURANTS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SHIGELLA; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

NOROVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

EID: 84876118097     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2012.1328     Document Type: Article

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