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OverviewAlthough 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 the low infective dose, the high number of oocysts that are excreted, and the robustness of these transmission stages. However, many more outbreaks of waterborne cryptosporidiosis have been reported than foodborne outbreaks. This is probably partly due to epidemiological tracing being much more difficult for foodborne outbreaks than waterborne outbreaks, and the number of persons exposed to infection often being fewer. Nevertheless, the potential importance of foodborne transmission is gradually being recognized, and a wide range of different foodstuffs have been associated with those outbreaks that have been recorded. Additionally, various factors mean that the potential for foodborne transmission is becoming of increasing importance: these include the growth of international food trade, a current trend for eating raw or very lightly cooked foods, and the rise in small-scale organic farms, where there the possibility for contamination of vegetable crops with animal feces may be greater. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lucy J. RobertsonPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2014 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.591kg ISBN: 9781461493778ISBN 10: 1461493773 Pages: 90 Publication Date: 14 November 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction 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.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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