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An incidence of large foodborne outbreak associated with Vibrio mimicus

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Acknowledgement

We thank the members of the Surveillance and Rapid Response Team of Sansai Hospital and the students in the Food Science and Technology Program, Maejo University, for their highly valued cooperation in investigating the case, and Junjira Wanchana for her invaluable technical support. We also thank Peter Holloway (BVMS MSc MRCVS) for editing the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Food Technology, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 50290

    T. Chitov

  2. Center for Sanitary and Disease Control, Sansai Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    P. Kirikaew

  3. Laboratory Investigation Unit, Sansai Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    P. Yungyune

  4. Food Sub-Division, Consumer Protection Laboratory, Regional Medical Sciences Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    N. Ruengprapan

  5. Center for Community Health, Nong Han subdistrict, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    K. Sontikun

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Chitov, T., Kirikaew, P., Yungyune, P. et al. An incidence of large foodborne outbreak associated with Vibrio mimicus . Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 28, 421–424 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-008-0639-7

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