Cryptosporidium as a Foodborne Pathogen

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Robertson, Lucy J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition,
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Parasitology.; Food > Biotechnology.; Food Science.

Although widely recognized as an important waterborne pathogen, Cryptosporidium spp. can also be transmitted by contamination of food. The same properties of this protozoan parasite that mean that water is an excellent transmission vehicle are also important for foodborne transmission. These include...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction to Cryptosporidium – the parasite and the disease
• Transmission routes and factors that lend themselves to foodborne transmission
• Documented foodborne outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis
• Approaches to detecting Cryptosporidium oocysts in different food matrices.- Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts in different food matrices: results of surveys.- Inactivation or decontamination procedures
• Risk assessment and regulations
• Future challenges
• Conclusions
• References.