Petting zoo-associated Escherichia coli 0157:h7--secondary transmission, asymptomatic infection, and prolonged shedding in the classroom

Can Commun Dis Rep. 2004 Oct 15;30(20):173-80.

[Article in English, French]

Authors

S T David¹, L MacDougall, K Louie, L McIntyre, A M Paccagnella, S Schleicher, A Hamade

Affiliation

¹ Canadian Field Epidemiology Program, Population and public Health Branch, Health Canada and Epidemiology Services, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control.

PMID: 15536809

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry*
Animals
Animals, Domestic / microbiology*
British Columbia / epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification*
Escherichia coli / pathogenicity
Escherichia coli Infections / diagnosis
Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology*
Escherichia coli Infections / transmission
Goats / microbiology
Humans
Risk Factors
Sheep / microbiology
Students*