Massive outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in schoolchildren in Sakai City, Japan, associated with consumption of white radish sprouts.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on October 15, 1999

Authors

H Michino1, K Araki, S Minami, S Takaya, N Sakai, M Miyazaki, A Ono, H Yanagawa

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1: Environmental Health Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan.

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