Risk-based scoring and genetic identification for anisakids in frozen fish products from Atlantic FAO areas

• Published in: BMC Veterinary Research
• Main Authors: Smaldone, Giorgio, Abollo, Elvira, Marrone, Raffaele, Bernardi, Cristian E. M., Chirollo, Claudia, Anastasio, Aniello, del Hierro, Santiago P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: General Veterinary; General Medicine; Zeus; Molva dypterygia
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-02286-7; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12917-020-02286-7.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-020-02286-7/fulltext.html

Abstract Background The presence of Anisakis larvae in fish represents a major public health concern. Effective risk management procedures should be applied to prevent heavily infected products from reaching the market. The aim of the study is to provide preliminary data on parasite exposure and ris...