Publications

salmonella serotype montevideo infections associated with chicks--idaho, washington, and oregon, spring 1995 and 1996.	during 1995 and 1996, public health laboratories in idaho, washington, and oregon identified clusters of infections with salmonella serotype montevideo. epidemiologic investigations, including enhanced surveillance, of these clusters indicated association with exposure to chicks. this report summarizes the findings of these investigations, which suggest that handling chicks is a health risk, especially for children; consequently thorough handwashing is recommended after handling of chicks.	1997	9082177
geographic variability of escherichia coli ribotypes from animals in idaho and georgia.	several genotypic methods have been developed for determining the host origin of fecal bacteria in contaminated waters. some of these methods rely on a host origin database to identify environmental isolates. it is not well understood to what degree these host origin isolates are geographically variable (i.e., cosmopolitan or endemic). this is important because a geographically limited host origin database may or may not be universally applicable. the objective of our study was to use one genoty ...	2002	12175046
from the centers for disease control and prevention. salmonella serotype montevideo infections associated with chicks--idaho, washington, and oregon, spring 1995 and 1996.		1997	9087456