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Book (series)Technical studyViruses in Food: Scientific Advice to Support Risk Management Activities: Meeting Report. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series (MRA) 13 2008
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No results found.This report draws attention to the threat of viruses as a risk to public health when they are present in food. Viruses require special attention because they behave differently from bacteria, and because currently used control measures typically either have not been validated and there is not a good understanding of their efficacy towards viruses, or are not effective in controlling virus contamination. Data from recent studies have shown that foodborne viral infections are very common in many parts of the world despite the measures already in place to reduce bacterial contamination. -
Book (series)Technical reportRisk Assessment of Vibrio vulnificus in Raw Oysters. Interpretative Summary and Technical Report. Microbiological Risk Assessment Series (MRA) 8 2005The Members of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and of the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed concern regarding the level of safety of food both at national and international levels. Increasing foodborne disease incidence over the last decades seems, in many countries, to be related to an increase in disease caused by microorganisms in food. This concern has been voiced in meetings of the Governing Bodies of both Organizations and in the Cod ex Alimentarius Commission. It is not easy to decide whether the suggested increase is real or an artefact of changes in other areas, such as improved disease surveillance or better detection methods for microorganisms in foods. However, the important issue is whether new tools or revised and improved actions can contribute to our ability to lower the disease burden and provide safer food. Fortunately new tools, which can facilitate actions, seem to be on their way.
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Book (series)Technical reportRisk Assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Seafood. Interpretative summary and Technical Report. Microbiological Risk Assessment (MRA) 16 2011
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus are common causes of diarrhoeal disease worldwide. These marine micro-organisms, native in estuarine waters globally, concentrate in the gut of filter-feeding molluscan shellfish, such as oysters, clams and mussels. Raw and undercooked seafood, including finfish, represent the principal vehicle of transmission to humans. This volume considers the applicability of an assessment of the public health impact of raw oyster consumption, developed in one country, to asse ss the public health risk associated with the consumption of raw oysters harvested in other countries where different growing and harvesting scenarios might exist. The approach is also applied to bloody clams and finfish to establish if such a risk assessment can also be adapted to other types of shellfish and finfish. This work is therefore divided in three parts focusing on (i) risk assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in raw oysters, (ii) risk assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyti cus in bloody clam and (iii) risk assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in bloody clam and (iii) risk assessment of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in finfish. As well as providing insights on the risks associated with consumption of these commodities, the work also addresses how to make maximum use of existing and/or limited resources.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical book玉米田草地贪夜蛾 综合防治
非洲农民田间学校指南
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草地贪夜蛾(Spodoptera frugiperda)是一种原产于美洲的危险跨境害虫，自2016年起迅速传入非洲所有区域，给作物造成巨大损害。农民教育和社区行动是采用综合生态害虫管理方法防治草地贪夜蛾种群最有效管理战略的关键要素。农民田间学校(FFS)是一个已经在90多个国家使用的综合农民教育方法，将成为应对草地贪夜蛾防治工作的重要手段。 本指南旨在就如何在非洲草地贪夜蛾综合及可持续管理方面开展农民田间学校工作进行指导，并以玉米围绕草地贪夜蛾为重点。本指南介绍草地贪夜蛾生物学和生态学，以及为期一季的农民田间学校采取的田间试验和练习，并针对如何为草地贪夜蛾农村咨询服务/推广而设计培训计划，和农民田间学校骨干培训师和辅导员的进修课程提出了建议。 -