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Emerging Foodborne Diseases [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997
The epidemiology of foodborne diseases is rapidly changing. Recently described pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7 and the epidemic strain of Salmonella serotype Typhimurium Definitive Type 104 (which is resistant to at least five antimicrobial drugs), have become important public health problems.
S.F. Altekruse, M.L. Cohen, D.L. Swerdlow   +2 more
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Evaluation of whole and core genome multilocus sequence typing allele schemes for Salmonella enterica outbreak detection in a national surveillance network, PulseNet USA

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Salmonella enterica is a leading cause of bacterial foodborne and zoonotic illnesses in the United States. For this study, we applied four different whole genome sequencing (WGS)-based subtyping methods: high quality single-nucleotide polymorphism (hqSNP)
Molly M. Leeper, Beth M. Tolar, Taylor Griswold, Eshaw Vidyaprakash, Kelley B. Hise, Grant M. Williams, Sung B. Im, Jessica C. Chen, Hannes Pouseele, Heather A. Carleton   +9 more
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Foodborne Diseases [PDF]

, 2020
Foodborne diseases (FBDs) comprise a broad spectrum of illnesses that result from the ingestion of contaminated foodstuffs or water. FBDs can occur at any stage, from production to food consumption, and contamination may be the result of environmental contamination, such as pollution of water, soil, or air [1].
Renata Zandonadi, Adenilma Farias, Rita de Cássia Akutsu, Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho, Wilma Araújo, IZABEL CRISTINA RODRIGUES DA SILVA   +5 more
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Healthcare providers’ knowledge and clinical practice surrounding shigellosis — DocStyles Survey, 2020

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Shigellosis is an acute diarrheal disease transmitted through contaminated food, water, objects, poor hand hygiene, or sexual activity. Healthcare providers (HCP) may not be aware of the multiple routes of Shigella transmission, populations at
Julia C. Haston, Laura Ford, Kayla L. Vanden Esschert, Ian D. Plumb, Naeemah Logan, Louise K. Francois Watkins, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +6 more
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Public Health Research Priorities for Fungal Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Save Lives

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Fungal infections can cause severe disease and death and impose a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems. Public health research requires a multidisciplinary approach and is essential to help save lives and prevent disability from fungal ...
Dallas J. Smith, Jeremy A. W. Gold, Kaitlin Benedict, Karen Wu, Meghan Lyman, Alexander Jordan, Narda Medina, Shawn R. Lockhart, D. Joseph Sexton, Nancy A. Chow, Brendan R. Jackson, Anastasia P. Litvintseva, Mitsuru Toda, Tom Chiller   +13 more
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Application of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model to identify predictors of two self-reported hand hygiene behaviors (handwashing and hand sanitizer use) to prevent COVID-19 infection among U.S. adults, Fall 2020

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Handwashing with soap and water is an important way to prevent transmission of viruses and bacteria and worldwide it is estimated handwashing can prevent 1 in 5 viral respiratory infections.
Laura G. Brown, E. Rickamer Hoover, Bethlehem N. Besrat, Claire Burns-Lynch, Rebekah Frankson, Shantrice L. Jones, Amanda G. Garcia-Williams   +6 more
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Investigation and tracing of the mushroom poisoning caused death case by Russula subnigricans in Jiangxi Province

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to provide a reference for preventing the occurrence of events similar to the mushroom poisoning case by Russula subnigricans that caused the death of individuals in Jiangxi Province in September 2020 by investigation and ...
LIU Yang, LIANG Xinmin, ZHOU Houde, YOU Xingyong, LIU Chengwei, PENG Silu   +5 more
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Assessing hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Guatemalan primary school students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Hand hygiene (HH) is an important practice that prevents transmission of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. However, in resource-limited areas, where water and soap are not always available, it can be difficult to practice HH correctly and
Michelle M Pieters, Natalie Fahsen, Ramiro Quezada, Caroline Pratt, Christina Craig, Kelsey McDavid, Denisse Vega Ocasio, Christiana Hug, Celia Cordón-Rosales, Matthew J. Lozier   +9 more
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Blastomycosis-Associated Hospitalizations, United States, 2010–2020

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Background: Blastomycosis is an environmentally acquired fungal disease that can cause severe illness, with approximately 65% of reported cases requiring hospitalization.
Kaitlin Benedict, Ian Hennessee, Jeremy A. W. Gold, Dallas J. Smith, Samantha Williams, Mitsuru Toda   +5 more
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Trypanosoma cruzi : time for international recognition as a foodborne parasite [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: This report presents a systematic review of scientific literature published between 1990-2010 relating to the frequency of human brucellosis, commissioned by WHO.
Alarcón de Noya, Belkisyolé, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Noya González, Oscar, Robertson, Lucy J, Torgerson, Paul R   +4 more
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