Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3393256 | Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The carriage of multi-drug resistant, toxin expressing pathogenic Escherichia coli by this population is of public health concern because exposure to low doses can result in infection. Screening food handlers and implementing public awareness programs is recommended as an intervention to control transmission of enteric pathogens.
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Authors
Abel O. Onyango, Eucharia U. Kenya, John J.N. Mbithi, Musa O. Ng'ayo,