Attribution of human Salmonella infections to animal and food sources in Italy (2002-2010): Adaptations of the Dutch and modified Hald source attribution models

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1070-1082

  Mughini Gras, L ^a,b   Barrucci, F ^c   Smid, J H ^d   Graziani, C ^a   Luzzi, I ^a   Ricci, A ^c   Barco, L ^c   Rosmini, R ^b   Havelaar, A H ^d,e   Van Pelt, W ^d   Busani, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Italy; microbial subtyping; modelling; salmonellosis; source attribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; EXPOSURE; FOOD; GALLUS GALLUS; HUMAN; ITALY; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPE; SWINE; TURKEY (BIRD); CONTROLLED STUDY; MODIFIED DUTCH MODEL; MODIFIED HALD MODEL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SWINE;

EID: 84897072775     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813001829     Document Type: Article

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