A tradition and an epidemic: Determinants of the campylobacteriosis winter peak in Switzerland

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 527-537

  Bless, Philipp Justus ^a,b   Schmutz, Claudia ^a,b   Suter, Kathrin ^a,b   Jost, Marianne ^c   Hattendorf, Jan ^a,b   Mäusezahl Feuz, Mirjam ^c   Mäusezahl, Daniel ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Case control study; Food borne diseases; Gastroenteritis; Notification system; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904440040     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-014-9917-0     Document Type: Article

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