2013 multistate outbreaks of Cyclospora cayetanensis infections associated with fresh produce: Focus on the Texas investigations

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 3451-3458

  Abanyie, F ^a   Harvey, R R ^a,b   Harris, J R ^a   Wiegand, R E ^a   Gaul, L ^c   Desvignes Kendrick, M ^d   Irvin, K ^e   Williams, I ^b   Hall, R L ^a   Herwaldt, B ^a   Gray, E B ^a   Qvarnstrom, Y ^a   Wise, M E ^b   Cantu, V ^c   Cantey, P T ^a   Bosch, S ^b   Da Silva, A J ^a,e   Fields, A ^e   Bishop, H ^a   Wellman, A ^e   Beal, J ^e   Wilson, N ^a   Fiore, A E ^a   Tauxe, R ^b   Lance, S ^b,e   Slutsker, L ^a   Parise, M ^a   Behravesh, C B ^a   Benedict, T ^a   Braden, C ^a   De Almeida, M ^a   Jones, J ^a   Kerk, A ^a   Kiebler, C ^a   Mathison, B ^a   Montgomery, S ^a   Schwensohn, C ^a   Baker, T ^d   Davis, C ^d   Drake, N ^d   Gana, G ^d   Lozano, C ^d   Klein, K ^d   Olinger, D ^d   Reynolds, K ^d   Ryder, A ^d   Lee, T ^f   more..

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

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

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d Fort Bend Country Health and Human Services   (United States)

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

^f City of Rosenberg Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyclospora; outbreaks; parasites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORIANDER; CYCLOSPORIASIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; CORIANDRUM; CYCLOSPORA; FOODBORNE DISEASES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TEXAS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORIANDRUM; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961178664     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268815000370     Document Type: Article

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