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Diarrheic shellfish poisoning due to toxic mussel consumption: The first recorded outbreak in Greece

V. Economou Microbiology Department, Food Microbiology Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR-45110, Greece
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C. Papadopoulou Microbiology Department, Food Microbiology Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR-45110, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. Brett Central Public Health Laboratory Service, Marine Biotoxins Unit, Food Safety Microbiology Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK
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A. Kansouzidou Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Hospital for Infectious Diseases, G. Labraki Street, Thessaloniki, Greece
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K. Charalabopoulos Deparment of Physiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR-45110, Greece
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G. Filioussis Microbiology Department, Food Microbiology Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR-45110, Greece
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K. Seferiadis Clinical Chemistry Department, Clinical Unit, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, GR-45110, Greece
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Pages 297-305 | Received 31 Jan 2006, Accepted 08 Oct 2006, Published online: 13 Feb 2007

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