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Research Article

Outbreak of Food-borne Illness Associated with Plant Material Containing Raphides

John T. Watson Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaUSA; Chicago Department of Public Health, 2160 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
, M.Sc. , M.D.,
Roderick C. Jones Chicago Department of Public Health, 2160 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
, M.P.H.,
Alicia M. Siston Chicago Department of Public Health, 2160 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
, M.P.H.,
Pamela S. Diaz Chicago Department of Public Health, 2160 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
, M.D.,
Susan I. Gerber Chicago Department of Public Health, 2160 West Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
, M.D.,
John B. Crowe Forensic Chemistry Center, Food and Drug Administration, Cincinnati, OhioUSA
, B.S. &
R. Duane Satzger Forensic Chemistry Center, Food and Drug Administration, Cincinnati, OhioUSA
, Ph.D. show all
Pages 17-21 | Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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