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A waterborne outbreak with a single clone of Campylobacter jejuni in the Danish town of Køge in May 2010

Sophie-Madeleine GubbelsEuropean Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katrin G. KuhnDepartment of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jonas T. LarssonDepartment of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Marianne AdelhardtPublic Health Medical Office of Zealand, Sorø, Denmark
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Jørgen EngbergRegional Department of Clinical Microbiology, Region Zealand, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark
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Pernille IngildsenMunicipal Water Works (Køge Vand A/S), Energiforsyningen, Køge, Denmark
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Line Wilchen HollesenMunicipal Water Works (Køge Vand A/S), Energiforsyningen, Køge, Denmark
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Steen MuchitschKøge Municipality, Køge, Denmark
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Kåre MølbakDepartment of Epidemiology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Steen EthelbergDepartment of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 586-594 | Received 19 Oct 2011, Accepted 29 Dec 2011, Published online: 04 Mar 2012

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