Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Food Safety and Invasive Cronobacter Infections during Early Infancy, 1961–2018
Table 1
Country | No. cases reported, n = 183 | Appendix reference* |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 3 | (16) |
Australia | 1 | (10) |
Belgium | 2 | (3,14) |
Brazil | 8 | (11,17–19) |
Canada | 3 | (20–22) |
China | 3 | (23,24) |
Denmark | 1 | (25) |
France | 5 | (4,15,26) |
Germany | 1 | (27) |
Greece | 1 | (28) |
Iceland | 3 | (6) |
India | 2 | (29) |
Israel | 4 | (12) |
Japan | 2 | (4,13) |
Kenya | 1 | (30) |
Netherlands | 8 | (2) |
New Zealand | 1 | (31) |
Philippines | 16 | (4) |
Portugal | 1 | (32) |
Romania | 1 | (33) |
Spain | 1 | (34) |
Switzerland | 1 | (35) |
United Kingdom | 35 | (1,4) |
United States | 79 | (5,7,8,9,36–48) |
*A full list of reviewed manuscripts is provided in the Appendix.
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