Campylobacter infection in poultry-processing workers, Virginia, USA, 2008-2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 286-288

  de Perio, Marie A ^a   Niemeier, R Todd ^a   Levine, Seth J ^b   Gruszynski, Karen ^b   Gibbins, John D ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; POULTRY FARMING; UNITED STATES;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; DIARRHEA; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84930482148     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1902.121147     Document Type: Article

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