Potential role of wildlife in pathogenic contamination of fresh produce

Human-Wildlife Interactions

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 140-157

  Langholz, Jeff A ^a   Michele T Jay Russell, ^b  

^a MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; food safety; foodborne illness; human wildlife conflicts; wildlife pathogens; zoonotic disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878561400     PISSN: 21553858     EISSN: 21553874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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