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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis
Over 800,000 cases per year of diarrheal disease in the United States were linked to Campylobacter, being ranked No. 4 in the pathogens causing foodborne illnesses.
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Genomic perspectives on foodborne illness. [PDF]
AbstractWhole-genome sequencing of bacterial pathogens is used by public health agencies to link cases of food poisoning caused by the same source of contamination. The vast majority of these appear to be sporadic cases associated with small contamination episodes and do not trigger investigations.
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis
Revised! FHSN-03-6, a 4-page fact sheet by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, and Dirk Sampath, is one in a series of facts sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and ...
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis
This is one in a series of facts sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors and retailers. This document is FSHN032, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative ...
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis
Listeriosis is one of several foodborne diseases that are often reported in the scientific and popular press. In the United States, it affects about 1,600 people every year, with about 270 of those cases resulting in death.
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Salmonellosis
In 2007, there were over 1 million cases and some 400 deaths associated with Salmonella-contaminated food. In 2004, it was estimated that the total economic burden caused by Salmonella infection in the United States was $1.6–$5.3 billion.
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Yersiniosis
Yersiniosis is an infectious disease caused by the consumption of food contaminated with the bacterium Yersinia. It is characterized by gastroenteritis, with diarrhea and/or vomiting, fever, abdominal pains, and skin rashes.
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Shigellosis
Shigella is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, non-sporeforming, rod-shaped bacterium capable of causing disease in humans. Disease occurs when virulent Shigella organisms are consumed and invade the intestinal mucosa, resulting in tissue destruction.
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Preventing Foodborne and Non-foodborne Illness: Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a naturally occurring bacterium that inhabits coastal brackish marine waters throughout the world and is commonly found in the United States and Canada.
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis
Campylobacteriosis is a gastrointestinal infection caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. These bacteria require low levels of oxygen to survive and have been found in wild birds, poultry, pigs, cattle, domesticated animals, unpasteurized milk ...
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