Attributing foodborne salmonellosis in humans to animal reservoirs in the European Union using a multi-country stochastic model

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1175-1186

  De Knegt, L V ^a   Pires, S M ^a   Hald, T ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Foodborne zoonoses; Risk assessment; Salmonella; Source attribution; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BROILER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EATING HABIT; EPIDEMIC; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEN; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DERBY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR HADAR; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR INFANTIS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR KENTUCKY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR SAINTPAUL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR VIRCHOW; SALMONELLOSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SWINE; TRAVEL; TURKEY (BIRD); ANIMAL; CHICKEN; DISEASE CARRIER; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SWINE; TRAVEL; TURKEYS;

EID: 84925038863     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814001903     Document Type: Article

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