Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Greece
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Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Greece
The outbreaks notified to both local Human Public Health (HPH) and Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (HCDCP), from 1 st January 2005 to 31 st December 2007, were analyzed via the comprehensive forms filled in by HCDCP professionals. The attack rate was similar to other European countries 0.5/100 000 population. A total of 160 outbreaks were reported, 36% domestic, 42% restaura...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Open Infectious Diseases Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1874-2793
DOI: 10.2174/1874279300903010099