Agricultural, socioeconomic and environmental variables as risks for human verotoxigenic <it>Escherichia coli </it>(VTEC) infection in Finland
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Verotoxigenic <it>E. coli </it>(VTEC) is the cause of severe gastrointestinal infection especially among infants. Between 10 and 20 cases are reported annually to the National Infectious Disease Register (NIDR) in Finland...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-10-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/275 |