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2U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Salmonella Questions and Answers. September 20, 2006. Available at: www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets/salmonella_questions_&_answers/index.asp. Accessed February 8, 2012.
3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Escherichia coli O157:H7. Updated July 21, 2010. Available at: www.cdc.gov/nczved/divisions/dfbmd/diseases/ecoli_o157h7/index.html#what. Accessed February 8, 2012.
4Scallan E, Hoekstra RM, Angulo FJ, et al. Foodborne illness acquired in the United States — major pathogens. January 2011. Available at: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/1/p1-1101_article.htm. Accessed February 8, 2012.
5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Foodborne Illness. January 10, 2005. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/files/foodborne_illness_FAQ.pdf. Accessed February 8, 2012.
6Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC 2011 Estimates: Findings. February 7, 2012. Available at: www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/2011-foodborne-estimates.html. Accessed February 8, 2012.
7Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Salmonella: Diagnosis and Treatment. September 27, 2010. Available at: www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/diagnosis.html. Accessed February 8, 2012.
8Salmonella and Campylobacter on U.S. Dairy Operations, 1996-2007. National Animal Health Monitoring Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Available at: www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/dairy/downloads/dairy07/Dairy07_is_SalCampy.pdf. Accessed February 8, 2012.
9Cummings KJ, Warnick LD, Alexander KA, et al. The duration of fecal Salmonella shedding following clinical disease among dairy cattle in the northeastern USA. Prev Vet Med 2009; 92:134-139.
10U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2012. Inspections and compliance. Available at: http://foodsafety.gov/compliance/index.html. Accessed February 8, 2012.
11Plant Familiarization: Characteristics and Manufacturing Processes – Livestock Slaughter 2008. Available at: www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/LSIT_PlantFamiliarization.pdf. Accessed February 8, 2012.
12U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. October 2010. The basics: Clean, separate, cook and chill. Available at: www.foodsafety.gov/keep/basics/index.html. Accessed February 12, 2012.