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Herd-level risk factors associated with the presence of Phage type 21/28 E. coli O157 on Scottish cattle farms

BACKGROUND: E. coli O157 is a bacterial pathogen that is shed by cattle and can cause severe disease in humans. Phage type (PT) 21/28 is a subtype of E. coli O157 that is found across Scotland and is associated with particularly severe human morbidity. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of Scottish c...

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Autores principales: Halliday, Jo EB, Chase-Topping, Margo E, Pearce, Michael C, McKendrick, Iain J, Allison, Lesley, Fenlon, Dave, Low, Chris, Mellor, Dominic J, Gunn, George J, Woolhouse, Mark EJ
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1713242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17140453
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-6-99