E. coli O157 on Scottish cattle farms: Evidence of local spread and persistence using repeat cross-sectional data

BACKGROUND: Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 is a virulent zoonotic strain of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli. In Scotland (1998-2008) the annual reported rate of human infection is 4.4 per 100,000 population which is consistently higher than other regions of the UK and abroad. Cattle are the primary rese...

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Main Authors: Herbert, Liam J, Vali, Leila, Hoyle, Deborah V, Innocent, Giles, McKendrick, Iain J, Pearce, Michael C, Mellor, Dominic, Porphyre, Thibaud, Locking, Mary, Allison, Lesley, Hanson, Mary, Matthews, Louise, Gunn, George J, Woolhouse, Mark EJ, Chase-Topping, Margo E
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022360/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24766709
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-10-95
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