Food Safety Risks from Wildlife Challenges in Agriculture, Conservation, and Public Health /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jay-Russell, Michele (Editor), Doyle, Michael P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Food > Biotechnology.; Public health.; Microbiology.; Environmental health.; Life Sciences.; Food Microbiology.; Food Science.; Environmental Health.; Public Health.

Foodborne illnesses caused by zoonotic pathogens associated with wildlife hosts are an emerging microbial food safety concern. Transmission of foodborne pathogens can occur through ingestion, or improper handling, of contaminated game meat. Wild and feral animals have also been investigated as poten...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. Overview:  Foodborne Pathogens in Wildlife Populations
• 2. Emerging Viral Zoonoses from Wildlife Associated with Animal-Based Food Systems: Risks and Opportunities
• 3. A European Perspective on the Transmission of Food-Borne Pathogens at the Wildlife-Livestock-Human Interface
• 4. Microbiological Hazards of Wild Birds and Free-Range Chickens
• 5. Molecular Tools for Monitoring and Source-Tracking Salmonella in Wildlife and the Environment
• 6. Reducing the Risk of Foodborne Transmission of Nipah Virus
• 7. A  Survey Of How Growers, Shippers, And Handlers Address Food Safety Risks From Wildlife In Leafy  Greens
• 8. Keeping Wildlife Out of Your Food: Mitigation and Control Strategies to Reduce the  Transmission Risk of Food-Borne Pathogens
• 9. Co-management: Balancing Food Safety, the Environment and the Bottom Line
• 10. Recommendations to Regulations: Managing Wildlife and Produce Safety on the Farm
• 11. A One Health Approach to Wildlife and Food Safety
• Index.