Foodborne illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated fresh produce is a
common phenomenon and has severe effects on human health together with severe …

Food contamination is a matter of serious concern, as the high concentration of chemicals
present in the edibles poses serious health risks. Protecting the public from the degrees of …

As the frequency and prevalence of zoonotic diseases increase worldwide, investigating
how mammal host distributions determine patterns of human disease and predicting which …

Background and aims Priority setting is a challenging task for public health professionals. To
support health professionals with this and in following a recommendation from the Food and …

Foodborne parasites, most of which are zoonotic, represent an important human health
hazard. These pathogens which include both protozoa (eg, Cryptosporidium spp …

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) increasingly threaten global food security and public
health. Despite technological breakthroughs, we are losing the battle with (re) emerging …

Fascioliasis is a foodborne zoonotic disease caused by the two parasite species Fasciola
hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. This trematodiasis has never been claimed special …

Background Parasites are concerning food-borne pathogens. Some of them are currently
not being routinely controlled in food, probably because their burden on public health is …

High-throughput sequencing (HTS) is becoming the state-of-the-art technology for typing of
microbial isolates, especially in clinical samples. Yet, its application is still in its infancy for …

Foodborne diseases (FBDs) are a major concern worldwide since they are associated with
high mortality and morbidity in the human population. Among the causative agents of FBDs …