Biological risks associated with consumption of reptile products

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-175

  Magnino, Simone ^a   Colin, Pierre ^b   Dei Cas, Eduardo ^c   Madsen, Mogens ^d   McLauchlin, Jim ^e   Nöckler, Karsten ^f   Prieto Maradona, Miguel ^g   Tsigarida, Eirini ^h   Vanopdenbosch, Emmanuel ⁱ   Van Peteghem, Carlos ^j  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c Parasitology Mycology Service   (France)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^h EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

ⁱ VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^j GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Meat; Pentastomids; Reptiles; Salmonella spp.; Spirometra; Trichinella

Indexed keywords

ALLIGATOR; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BIOSAFETY; FARM ANIMAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD FREEZING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HUMAN; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; REPTILE; REVIEW; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SNAKE; SPARGANOSIS; TRICHINOSIS; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; REPTILES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); EMYDIDAE; FUNGI; GNATHOSTOMA; IGUANIA; METAZOA; PENTASTOMIDA; PROTOZOA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SERPENTES; SPIROMETRA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES; TRICHINELLA; VARANUS; VIBRIO;

EID: 68949175239     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.07.001     Document Type: Review

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