Outbreaks attributed to fresh leafy vegetables, United States, 1973-2012

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 3011-3021

  Herman, K M ^a   Hall, A J ^a   Gould, L H ^a  

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

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; food poisoning; food safety; foodborne infections; Norwalk agent and related viruses; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HARVEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; VEGETABLE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; PARASITES; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84944048405     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000047     Document Type: Article

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