An outbreak of gastroenteritis among Iranian pilgrims of hajj during 2011

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-319

  Emamian, Mohammad Hassan ^a   Mohammad Mohammadi, Golchehreh ^b  

^a SHAHROUD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Azzahra High School   (Iran)

Author keywords

Disease outbreaks; Foodborne diseases; Gastroenteritis; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CROWDING (AREA); DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOURISM; VOMITING;

EID: 84885721286     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.3681     Document Type: Article

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