Escherichia coli: a disease in the news through speeches of uncertainty and contradiction

In May 2011 there was a rare outbreak of E. coli in Germany, and its origin was not clear. Through several weeks, official sources came forward with probable explanations that were contradicted by the following events. Through that time, media kept contradicting themselves, promoting uncertainty and...

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Main Author: Lopes, Felisbela (author)
Other Authors: Ruão, Teresa (author), Marinho, Sandra (author), Araújo, Rita Alexandra Manso (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/29524
Country:Portugal
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