Time-series analysis of Campylobacter incidence in Switzerland

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1982-1989

  Wei, W ^a   Schupbach G ^b   Held, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Incidence of Campylobacter in humans; prevalence of Campylobacter in broilers; time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BROILER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHICKEN MEAT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SWITZERLAND; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKEN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; POULTRY DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CHICKENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEAT; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84930268523     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002738     Document Type: Article

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