Toxoplasma gondiias a Parasite in Food: Analysis and Control

ABSTRACT Foodborne infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and foodborne parasitic diseases, though not as widespread as bacterial and viral infections, are common on all continents and in most ecosystems, including arctic, temperate, and tropical regions. Outbreaks...

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Published in:Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors: Hill, Dolores E., Dubey, Jitender P.
Other Authors: Kniel, Kalmia, Thakur, Siddhartha
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/microbiolspec.pfs-0011-2015
https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/microbiolspec.PFS-0011-2015
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Summary:ABSTRACT Foodborne infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and foodborne parasitic diseases, though not as widespread as bacterial and viral infections, are common on all continents and in most ecosystems, including arctic, temperate, and tropical regions. Outbreaks of disease resulting from foodstuffs contaminated by parasitic protozoa have become increasingly recognized as a problem in the United States and globally. Increased international trade in food products has made movement of these organisms across national boundaries more frequent, and the risks associated with infections have become apparent in nations with well-developed food safety apparatus in place.