Overview
- Updated and expanded second edition
- Expanded section on helminths
- Now includes Trypanosoma cruzi
Part of the book series: Food Microbiology and Food Safety (FMFS)
Part of the book sub series: Research and Development (RESDEV)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
The globalization and commercialization of the food system has unintentionally led to the introduction of new foodborne parasites in countries worldwide. Fortunately, advances in detection and control are providing the basis for a better understanding of the biology and control of parasitic infections, and this in turn will likely contribute to the reduction and hopefully elimination of parasitic foodborne outbreaks.
Building on the first edition, this completely revised second edition of Foodborne Parasites covers the parasites most associated with foodborne transmission and therefore of greatest global public health relevance. The volume examines protozoa and their subgroups: the amoeba, coccidia, flagellates and ciliates. Chapters also address Trypanosoma cruzi, recently recognized as an emerging foodborne protozoan. The helminth section is expanded to cover teniasis, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, and the trematodes and nematodes including Angiostrongylus, which is present worldwide. Finally, the editors examine the burden and risk assessment determinations that have provided a scientific framework for developing policies for the control of foodborne parasites.Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Charles R. Sterling is Professor Emeritus and past Director of the School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Arizona. His research has primarily focused on intestinal protozoan parasites of humans including Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Cyclospora. His lab developed immunodiagnostic assays to detect Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections. He has taught numerous courses of Parasitology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foodborne Parasites
Editors: Ynés R. Ortega, Charles R. Sterling
Series Title: Food Microbiology and Food Safety
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67664-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67662-3Published: 01 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88463-9Published: 04 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67664-7Published: 24 January 2018
Series ISSN: 2629-1010
Series E-ISSN: 2629-1029
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VI, 375
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2006