Giardia as a foodborne pathogen
Although widely recognized as an important waterborne pathogen, Giardia duodenalis 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 t...
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| Idioma: | Anglais |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York
2013.
Cham : Springer Nature |
| Col·lecció: | SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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| Accés en línia: | Accès sur la plateforme de l'éditeur Accès sur la plateforme Istex Accès Université d'Orléans Accès INSA CVL |
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| Edition sous un autre format: | • Giardia as a Foodborne Pathogen, Texte imprimé, 9781461477556 • Giardia as a Foodborne Pathogen, Texte imprimé, 9781461477570 |
Taula de continguts:
- Introduction to the parasite: biology (including species and genotypes), lifecycle, pathology, treatment
- Transmission routes and factors that lend themselves to foodborne transmission
- Documented foodborne outbreaks
- Approaches to detecting Giardia cysts in different food matrices
- Occurence of Giardia cysts in different food matrices: results of surveys
- Inactivation or decontamination procedures
- Risk assessment and regulations
- Future challenges
- Conclusions
- References.