Campylobacteriosis outbreak associated with consumption of undercooked chicken liver pté in the East of England, September 2011: Identification of a dose-response risk

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 352-357

  Edwards, D S ^a   Milne, L M ^b   Morrow, K ^b   Sheridan, P ^b   Verlander, N Q ^c   Mulla, R ^d   Richardson, J F ^e   Pender, A ^f   Lilley, M ^b   Reacher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Health Protection Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit GBRU Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control   (United Kingdom)

^f Housing and Public Protection Service North Hertfordshire District Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; foodborne zoonoses; outbreaks; public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOKED FOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNDERCOOKED CHICKEN LIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; ANIMAL; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKEN; EPIDEMIC; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; LIVER; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84894304922     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813001222     Document Type: Article

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