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Occurrence and identification of spore-forming bacteria in skim-milk powders
spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus cereus, can be challenging for the industry to meet. Twenty-two samples of medium-heat skim-milk spray-dried powder from eight sources were analysed in triplicate with 16 ...
The health and economic impact of acute gastroenteritis in Belgium, 2010-2014
343 deaths, 27 707 hospitalised patients, 464 222 GP consultations and 10 058 741 episodes occurring in the community (0.91 cases/person) on average per year. AGE was associated with 11 855 DALY s per ...
The seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in Belgium anno 2002 and 2006: a comparative analysis with hepatitis A virus seroprevalence
Belgian cross-sectional serological datasets from 1993, 2002 and 2006, was used as a comparator since individuals acquire lifelong immunity upon recovery, implying an increasing seroprevalence with age. The ...
Burden and Risk Assessment of Foodborne Disease
Disease, Springer International Publishing, Cham, p.83- 106 (2018) ISBN: 978-3-319-92137-2 Keywords: burden of disease Foodborne disease Abstract: Foodborne illness is typically associated with acute ...
Global burden of intellectual disability resulting from prenatal exposure to methylmercury, 2015
Diet Disability-adjusted life year Foodborne burden of disease Intellectual Disability Methylmercury Abstract: We describe analyses to estimate the global burden of disease associated with methylmercury ...
Global burden of late-stage chronic kidney disease resulting from dietary exposure to cadmium, 2015
Keywords: Cadmium Chronic kidney disease Diet Disability-adjusted life year Foodborne burden of disease Abstract: Chronic exposures to cadmium (Cd) are associated with reduced glomerular filtration rate ...
An awkward fishing expedition
epidemic character of the ailment led us to the correct diagnosis. In this case, the diagnosis was also associated with a Kounis syndrome (KS). Literature concerning this subject is reviewed, reporting ...
Pork as a source of transmission of Toxoplasma gondii to humans: a parasite burden study in pig tissues after infection with different strains of Toxoplasma gondii as a function of time and different parasite stages.
cases. To better assess the role of pork as a source of infection for humans, the parasite burden resulting from experimental infection with different parasite stages and different strains of T. gondii ...
Use of next‐generation sequencing in microbial risk assessment
applications are not new in food microbiology with applications ranging from pathogen detection along the food chain, food epidemiology studies, whole genome analysis of food‐associated microorganisms up to ...
Detection and discrimination of five E. coli pathotypes using a combinatory SYBR® Green qPCR screening system
assays is between 1 and 10 genomic copies. Their repeatability and reproducibility comply with the European requirements. As a preliminary feasibility study on food, the CoSYPS Path E. coli system was ...