Open AccessEscherichia coli 0157: H7 reservoir, transmission, diagnosis and the African situation: a review
Author(s) -
M. A. Raji,
S.F.H. Jiwa,
M U Minga,
Paul Gwakisa
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v80i5.8699
Subject(s) - vtec , medicine , outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , incidence (geometry) , public health , disease , environmental health , intensive care medicine , escherichia coli , virology , biology , pathology , biochemistry , physics , optics , electrical engineering , gene , engineering
To provide an overview of the current understanding of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (VTEC) and to describe clinical picture, reservoir, transmission and diagnosis and African situations of VTEC.