An outbreak of hepatitis A associated with green onions.

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Published in N Engl J Med on September 01, 2005

Authors

Charlotte Wheeler1, Tara M Vogt, Gregory L Armstrong, Gilberto Vaughan, Andre Weltman, Omana V Nainan, Virginia Dato, Guoliang Xia, Kirsten Waller, Joseph Amon, Teresa M Lee, Angela Highbaugh-Battle, Cambria Hembree, Stephanie Evenson, Michael A Ruta, Ian T Williams, Anthony E Fiore, Beth P Bell

Author Affiliations

1: Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

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