Food-borne diseases associated with frozen berries consumption: A historical perspective, European Union, 1983 to 2013

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 20, Issue 29, 2015, Pages

  Tavoschi, L ^a   Severi, E ^a   Niskanen, T ^a   Boelaert, F ^b   Rizzi, V ^b   Liebana, E ^b   Dias, J Gomes ^a   Nichols, G ^a,c   Takkinen, J ^a   Coulombier, D ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BERRY; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; DISEASE CARRIER; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; NOROVIRUS; SHIGELLA SONNEI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; INTOXICATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; FROZEN FOODS; FRUIT; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHIGELLA SONNEI;

EID: 84938099162     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2015.20.29.21193     Document Type: Article

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