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Epidemiology of Salmonella and Shigella Infections in the United States

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Bacterial Diarrheal Diseases

Part of the book series: New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology ((NPCM,volume 9))

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The epidemiologic characteristics of Salmonella and Shigella infections in the United States have been studied by examination of data from 3 major sources: a national laboratory-based surveillance system, outbreak investigations, and carefully designed field studies. In this presentation we will separately discuss Salmonella and Shigella infections and for each give examples of contributions from these 3 sources that have allowed identification of specific problems and development of appropriate control measures.

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  1. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Bacterial Diseases, Center for Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333, USA

    Roger A. Feldman & Lee W. Riley

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  1. The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Takeda

  2. Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

    T. Miwatani

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Feldman, R.A., Riley, L.W. (1985). Epidemiology of Salmonella and Shigella Infections in the United States. In: Takeda, Y., Miwatani, T. (eds) Bacterial Diarrheal Diseases. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4990-4_10

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