Multistate foodborne disease outbreaks associated with raw tomatoes, United States, 1990-2010: A recurring public health problem

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1352-1359

  Bennett, S D ^a   Littrell, K W ^b   Hill, T A ^c   Mahovic, M ^c   Behravesh, C Barton ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety; foodborne infections; outbreaks; produce; Salmonella; tomatoes

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; GENDER; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SALMONELLA; SEROTYPE; TOMATO; ADULT; CATERING SERVICE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESTAURANTS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84926376041     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002167     Document Type: Article

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